Abstract
Designing and developing components that can survive the extreme conditions inside a fusion power plant is a huge challenge. Reaching the high thermal, mechanical, and electromagnetic loads that a component would face is often unfeasible, and even when it is possible, it can be destructive and expensive. As a result, we rely heavily on modelling and advanced imaging to understand how materials and components behave. At UKAEA, I work on the development of simulation tools that reproduce both the underlying physics and the behaviour of the diagnostic systems we use to capture that physics. By combining these approaches, we can design targeted experiments that extract the maximum amount of information from a minimal number of physical tests. In this talk, I hope to show how experiments, mathematics, image-based measurement, and simulation come together to improve fusion component qualification.
Speaker
Joel Hirst (UKAEA)
Booking Information
Bookings for this upcoming invited talk for the IMA Yorkshire Branch can be made at https://forms.office.com/e/i3Z1tfc1Vh.
The talk will be hosted both in-person and via Teams (link to follow closer to the time).
