Development of tungsten diamond composites for nuclear fusion applications (Materials Strand Project)
Supervisor/s: Aneeqa Khan, Ed Pickering, Paul Mummery (University of Manchester) This project will focus on the analysis and development of tungsten diamond composites for fusion applications, building on existing work...
Non-linear modelling of performance limiting MHD and disruptions in spherical tokamaks (Plasma Strand Project)
Supervisor: Prof. Jonathan P. Graves (University of York) External Supervisor: Dr. C. Ham (CCFE) Future energy producing fusion reactors such as EU-DEMO and STEP need to avoid unmitigated disruptions of...
Characterisation of ion and electron scale electromagnetic turbulent transport in MAST Upgrade and STEP pedestals (Plasma Strand Project)
Supervisor: Dr David Dickinson (University of York) External Supervisor: Dr Benjamin Chapman-Oplopoiou (UKAEA) Plasma turbulence acts to degrade the confinement of particles and energy in magnetic confinement devices, such as...
Numerical modelling of plasma turbulence via a novel two-fluid lattice Boltzmann method (Plasma Strand Project)
Supervisor/s: Dr Alessandro De Rosis, Dr Alex Skillen, Prof Alistair Revell (University of Manchester) Plasma turbulence is a complex topic that involves the transport of ions and electrons. Turbulence in...
High-Field Superconductors under biaxial strain that enable commercial fusion power tokamaks – an Experimental PhD. (Materials Strand Project)
Supervisor: Professor D. P Hampshire (Durham University). Background to the PhD Research Project: The ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) Tokomak that is being built in Cadarache in France is one...
Using Computational Time-Dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) Theory to calculate and visualise the current density of high-field superconductors in fusion tokamaks: a Computational PhD (materials strand project)
Supervisor: Prof. D. P Hampshire (Durham University) Background: The ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) Tokomak that is being built in Cadarache in France is one of the most exciting scientific...
Development of a Fast Camera Diagnostic Platform for Real-time Control Applications (Plasma Strand Project)
Supervisor: M. Cecconello (Durham University) External Supervisor: Charles Vincent (UKAEA) Fast cameras are an important diagnostic instrument for studying plasma physics in fusion devices. Current camera based systems are used...
Off-axis neutron camera for MAST Upgrade (Plasma Strand Project)
Supervisor: M. Cecconello (Durham University) In fusion plasmas, fast ions have energies much higher than the thermal plasma background. Fast ions are generated by external auxiliary heating such as Neutral...
Developing SiC for fusion application (Materials Strand Project)
Supervisor/s: Ping Xiao & Philip Withers (University of Manchester). SiC/SiC composites have been proposed for fusion application as blanket materials to achieve high-operation-temperature of up to ~1000 oC (for high...
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Flexible Grids for Complex Tokamak Topologies (Plasma Strand Project)
Supervisor: Peter Hill (University of York) External Supervisor: Ben Dudson (LLNL) The divertor of a tokamak is a critical power-handling component that must robustly handle extreme heat loads. Innovations and...
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in the Science and Technology of Fusion Energy