The Outer Rim of the Plasma

Guest: Maurizio Giacomin; Hosts: Luca Vialetto and Aaron Ho

Episode 2 of the CoffeeBreakDown podcast, hosted by Aaron Ho, Luca Vialetto, titled "The Outer Rim of the Plasma" was published on March 15, 2023 and runs 71 minutes.

March 15, 2023 ·71m · CoffeeBreakDown

Summary

In this episode, we talk about turbulent transport in tokamak boundaries with Dr. Maurizio Giacomin (University of York, UK). We introduce the main equations, assumptions, and numerical methods that are used to describe transport in tokamaks boundaries. Furthermore, a novel theory-based density scaling law is explained and its importance for design of future machines is discussed. At the end of the episode, we share our opinions on teaching and student supervisions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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