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View article: Diagnostics for Burning Plasmas
Diagnostics for Burning Plasmas Open
Here, recent progress in the design and manufacturing development of in-vessel diagnostic components by the U.S. ITER team is reported. Design and manufacturing choices are driven by engineering challenges stemming from ITER’s burning plas…
View article: NSTX-U Machine Core Vacuum Seals Upgrade Design
NSTX-U Machine Core Vacuum Seals Upgrade Design Open
The vacuum in the National Spherical Torus Experiment Upgrade (NSTX-U) is in the range of 2.66x10⁻⁶ Pa (2x 10⁻⁸ torr). To enhance vacuum seals and lower gas permeation in the NSTX-U and therefore ensuring operation safety and quality, the …
View article: Design and Analyses of the NSTX-U PF1A Poloidal Field Coil Support
Design and Analyses of the NSTX-U PF1A Poloidal Field Coil Support Open
New poloidal field (PF) coils and supports have been designed for the National Spherical Torus Experiment Upgrade (NSTX-U) Recovery project. The PF1A coil structural requirements demand a large preload to pre-compress the coil insulation. …
View article: Technology of Fusion Energy 2020: Design and Analysis of NSTX-U1A Poloidal Field Coil Support FST19-205 [Slides]
Technology of Fusion Energy 2020: Design and Analysis of NSTX-U1A Poloidal Field Coil Support FST19-205 [Slides] Open
The design of the PF1A coil structural supports will be discussed. Explanations of the structural support loading conditions and several analyses models and results will be highlighted. A team of engineers, physicists and technical personn…
View article: Upper wide-angle viewing system for ITER
Upper wide-angle viewing system for ITER Open
The Upper Wide Angle Viewing System (UWAVS) will be installed on five upper ports of ITER. This paper shows major requirements, gives an overview of the preliminary design with reasons for some design choices, examines self-emitted IR ligh…
View article: Review of 'The Virgin Vote: How Young Americans Made Democracy Social, Politics Personal, and Voting Popular in the Nineteenth Century'
Review of 'The Virgin Vote: How Young Americans Made Democracy Social, Politics Personal, and Voting Popular in the Nineteenth Century' Open
The years from 1840 to 1890 constituted a 'golden age' of turn out in American elections.Although only white men were assured of their votes, this period saw the highest rate of political participation among the eligible electorate, with r…
View article: Multiphysics Engineering Analysis for ITER Diagnostic First Wall and Shield Module Design*
Multiphysics Engineering Analysis for ITER Diagnostic First Wall and Shield Module Design* Open
ITER diagnostic first walls (DFWs) and diagnostic shield modules (DSMs) inside the port plugs (PPs) are designed to protect diagnostic instrument and components from a harsh plasma environment and provide structural support while allowing …
View article: Multiphysics Engineering Analysis for an Integrated Design of ITER Diagnostic First Wall and Diagnostic Shield Module Design
Multiphysics Engineering Analysis for an Integrated Design of ITER Diagnostic First Wall and Diagnostic Shield Module Design Open
ITER diagnostic first walls (DFWs) and diagnostic shield modules (DSMs) inside the port plugs (PPs) are designed to protect diagnostic instrument and components from a harsh plasma environment and provide structural support while allowing …
View article: Review of 'American Political History: A Very Short Introduction'
Review of 'American Political History: A Very Short Introduction' Open
A stigma around the ill-defined genre of popular history lingers in the academy.Even as historians are being pushed to pursue public engagement in all its forms, many have maintained their distance, reticent to pursue topics of more genera…