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Wendelstein 7-X – from concept to reality

A CAD-based animation from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics showing how the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator is configured and what its fusion research aims to achieve. It runs about 11 minutes.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN links it in stellarator and fusion threads as an understandable look at the design and engineering challenges.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik
Topic
stellarator fusion reactors
Format
explainer
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
5
HN mentions in dataset
8
Recommendation years in dataset
2015–2017

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From the original HN conversations

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  • Actually there are potentially some large breakthroughs in fusion power depending on how the new Wendelstein 7-X does when it is turned on later this year. Stellarators are pretty cool and if they prove viable could lead to a big shift in the field away …

    amckenna on Hacker News · 2015-10
    In First New U.S. Nuclear Reactor in Two Decades to Begin Fueling in Tennessee

  • Here is a time lapse video of the 9 year construction, quite fascinating to watch: [LINK] YouTube mirror: [LINK] A more technical video explaining how it works: [VIDEO]

    sawwit on Hacker News · 2015-12
    In The first plasma: the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device is now in operation

  • How the hell do you test such a monstrosity? I mean... I know that testing complex software projects is a pain in the ass. But... this? I mean... how do you even begin to plan where all the wires and other elements go and then …

    saganus on Hacker News · 2016-12
    In Confirmation of the topology of the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator’s magnetic field

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