The Admissible Operating Window - Which Constraints Actually Bind
Abstract
The operating window synthesized from two findings: a strict invariance — source strength and wall loading trade one-for-one against centrepost life across the whole density–temperature plane, so there is no free operating-point gain — and a coupled admissible-current window whose floor is the q95/MHD edge and ceiling the centrepost fluence, with the tritium-startup requirement non-binding at ~1.7× margin.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Fusion materials and technologies
Magnetic confinement fusion research
Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
Publication details
- Journal / source
- OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
- Publication date
- 28 August 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint