Project Details
Description
This project aims to develop an advanced energy generation technology based on direct-drive inertial confinement fusion (ICF). For the ICF target design, we pay special attention to the possibility of using advanced fuels, which allow for higher melting temperatures and lower neutron fluxes than pure DT. Another direction of study is proton fast ignition. Development of these technologies leads to cleaner energy production.
This study involves 1D and 2D radiation-hydrodynamics simulations of the ICF target implosion and burn using the open-source codes Multi IFE and FLASH. The research study is conducted in collaboration with HB11 Energy Holdings (https://hb11.energy). The results are to be published in a scientific journal. No classified studies are included.
The project is funded by the ARC Linkage Grant No. LP220100061.
This study involves 1D and 2D radiation-hydrodynamics simulations of the ICF target implosion and burn using the open-source codes Multi IFE and FLASH. The research study is conducted in collaboration with HB11 Energy Holdings (https://hb11.energy). The results are to be published in a scientific journal. No classified studies are included.
The project is funded by the ARC Linkage Grant No. LP220100061.
| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 10/05/26 → 17/09/26 |
Research output
- 1 Article
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Insufficient energy gain of pure proton–boron fuel for IFE: 1D radiation–hydrodynamic simulations
Morozov, I., Mehlhorn, T. A., Ghorbanpour, E., Borscz, M., Tabak, M., Fuerbach, A., Ladouceur, F. & Pikuz, S., Apr 2026, In: Physics of Plasmas. 33, 4, p. 042705-1-042705-16 16 p., 042705.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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