Does anyone know whether nuclear fusion energy gain numbers contain energy requirements for keeping the magnets cooled and the vacuum at high quality?
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Iirc the idea was keep the plasma going and pulse the heating so you get periods of fusion. Either way the point is the difference between ignition and non ignition is the cost of electricity to run heating, and depreciation of the capital invested in the aux heating kit.
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yeah i guess that kind of subcritical rundown could make sense if the physics works out but you’re still trading one problem (physics of alpha heating) for another (physics of pulsed operation). still think near continuous operation is a better bet but it’s a theory really
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