I was thinking the rotating core of the flywheel could be a rare earth magnet, and the plasma could be confined near the edge just using regular magnets if the temperature and pressure is kept low. The mass of the plasma compared to the mass of the magnetic flywheel would be low, and the rotation of the magnets might help keep the plasma confined. Is anyone working with plasma that is at lower relative temperatures? Can we talk about plasma related technologies, or is this strictly for doing fusion with plasma?

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2058-6272/ad981a/pdf

Although being criticized, ENN is still saying using hot ion mode to reduce Bremsstrahlung radiation in its papers

https://www.reddit.com/r/fusion/comments/1h1il7y/enn_scientist_finally_admitted_that_there_does/

Last I checked (2022) about 50% of the Rare Earth's came from China. Thet are actually not rare, but the US DOD is still trying to stand up domestic suppliers in Texas and elsewhere.

MOST US fusion firms need the HTS wire and that means using rare earth's.

What do you guys think?

Just curious if anyone would like to ask anything related to Fusion power? Currently doing a PhD in plasma physics and need some fresh air from Reddit 😁 If that's not allowed in this sub I will delete the post

Edit: many interesting questions here ☺️ but I am nowhere near expert in the field so I will just call it a discussion and hopefully breaking some information barriers

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https://x.com/dekirtley/status/1863404909686882620

https://startorus.com/technology/

Startorus Fusion harnesses multiple poloidal field coils in the spherical tokamak to produce two plasma rings via induction and promotes their merging into a primary plasma. In this process, magnetic fields created by the plasma rings undergo reconnection on a massive scale, heating the plasma to the temperature necessary for fusion reactions rapidly and efficiently.

Compared with mainstream tokamak approaches, this proposal requires nothing more than several sets of coils to complete the plasma heating. Therefore, it is far less complicated and difficult than high-power negative ion sources for neutral beam systems and high-power millimeter wave systems, with strong economic competitiveness and fewer operational difficulties.

Magnetic reconnection is a one-off process, the conclusion of which equals the stop of plasma heating. To sustain fusion power output, Startorus Fusion properly designs the power supply and renders the reactor to operate in an operation mode similar to that of multi-stroke internal combustion engines. Magnetic reconnection is thus repeated to regularly generate fusion power.

Although only one stroke does work, the control of working substance flows in this loop, combined with heat storage facilities, will ensure stable energy output. An alternative path for the same purpose would be to construct multiple fusion reactors (similar to multicylinder engines). This method averts the inevitable and unpredictable instabilities in long-pulse continuous operation, while reducing device complexity and construction costs.

https://www.altenergymag.com/news/2024/10/18/eng8-achieves-another-global-first-in-the-race-for-fusion-energy-/43561/

It'll be interesting to see some results when they actually get some Boron fusion!

https://www.lppfusion.com/long-awaited-boron-tests-start/