Description
Objectives
General: Ensuring solid scientific training in a field with profound societal implications, namely in sustainability and climate emergence, providing a comprehensive set of knowledge that allows one to apprehend the state of the art and monitor its evolution. Specific: Understanding the basic concepts and principles of the engineering of magnetic confinement Nuclear Fusion Reactors, developing the ability to apply them to their design and operation, and serve as an introductory basis for more advanced UC's.
Syllabus
1. Nuclear Fusion Energy: energy scenarios for the XXIst century; nuclear fusion reactions and power generation; power balance in a fusion reactor; design of a simplified fusion reactor. 2. Main systems of a reactor: magnetic fields and sources; structural components, vacuum and gas injection; extraction of power and matter; plasma heating; diagnostics and control. 3. Operation of fusion devices.
Prerequisites
Solid background in Electromagnetism
Cross Competence Component
The UC promotes, through exposure to its themes and practical problem solving, the skills of Critical and innovative thinking [Problem solving strategies, Strategic thinking, Critical thinking, Creativity], as well as Intrapersonal skills [Intrinsic motivation, Productivity and Time management]. However, these competencies are not subject to explicit evaluation. In the writing, presentation and discussion of problems and mini-project, the Intra and Interpersonal skills of Written and Oral communication and that of Information literacy in the Structuring of documents may have a weight of up to 20%.
Programming And Computing Component
It may be present in the continuous assessment component (in the series of problems and/or in the mini-project).
Ethical Principles
All members of a group are responsible for the group’s work In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used. In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.