New Peer-Reviewed Paper Validates General Fusion Code Accelerating Commercial Power Plant Design

Physics of Fluids , helps General Fusion to rapidly model its game-changing liquid metal liner in a commercial machine. General Fusion completes simulations in a minute on a single computer that otherwise would take hours or weeks. No other programming available on the market can achieve this result today. The code is a key component of General Fusion's Integrated System Model (ISM). With ISM, the company quickly tests different designs to determine the best machine configuration for a...

RICHMOND, 30/04/2024 (informazione.it - comunicati stampa - economia)

Physics of Fluids , helps General Fusion to rapidly model its game-changing liquid metal liner in a commercial machine. General Fusion completes simulations in a minute on a single computer that otherwise would take hours or weeks. No other programming available on the market can achieve this result today.

The code is a key component of General Fusion's Integrated System Model (ISM). With ISM, the company quickly tests different designs to determine the best machine configuration for a practical and economical power plant. Known as ISM-hydrodynamics (ISM-hydro), the validated code predicts the motion of General Fusion's proprietary liquid metal liner as it is mechanically compressed by an array of pistons. As the company optimizes the power plant configuration, it uses the code to understand the performance of the liner in a commercial machine. General Fusion's MTF approach to compressing liquid metal around the plasma to create fusion energy is unique in the world. It is the only fusion technology that addresses the major barriers to commercialization, including material degradation, fuel production, energy capture, and cost barriers.

“Our proprietary Integrated System Model is an excellent example of why the time for fusion is now. We are designing and building fusion machines faster than ever before,” said Greg Twinney, CEO, General Fusion. “This new paper in Physics of Fluids highlights our team's incredible work in developing the first-of-a-kind tools we need to deliver commercial fusion in the next decade. We are making significant progress every day.”

ISM-hydro is part of a broader integrated system model, which plays a crucial role in analyzing experimental data, operating sub-scale test beds, and optimizing the design of General Fusion's ground-breaking Lawson Machine 26 (LM26). LM26 shortens the technical jump between General Fusion's next near-commercial machine and a commercial pilot plant. As a result, the company is fast-tracking its path to provide commercial fusion energy to the grid by the early to mid-2030s.

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