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WinterHill t1_ixufvk9 wrote

Reply to comment by spletharg in Covering a cylinder with a magnetic coil triples its energy output in nuclear fusion test by Gari_305

In the article it says that a previous computer model they ran showed that the coil and magnetic field improved the output.

It’s possible that the researchers aren’t sure exactly how or why it works better yet, but just followed the model prediction with a practical experimental approach.

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spletharg t1_ixv3us8 wrote

Thanks. I saw the info about the model predictions. I just wondered if anyone had any ideas about the principles involved. There are some bright individuals on here.

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Vatigu t1_ixxqjdy wrote

Just a guess but a magnetic field might control the plasma inside the sphere and in effect increase the likelihood of fusion events by forcing the hot nuclear soup into an even denser sphere than the original confines of the containment vessel. But this is just my hypothesis based on watching a ton of fusion related content on YouTube and knowing that in other experimental reactors magnetic fields are exclusively used to contain and direct the plasma.

But I could be and likely am completely off the mark.

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