Design: the plant in 3D
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The model
The viewport shows the plant as concentric shells from the first wall to the magnets. In FARIS the 3D view is the transport model: what you see is what the transport calculation used. The geometry is idealised. It is a full torus of concentric layers with one outboard port, not the published ARC design. Scope and limits says what that leaves out.
The plant has a major radius of 3.3 m and a radial build of 1.20 m. Fusion power is 525 MW.
Choose the arrangement
Port has two choices:
- With outboard port. One finite outboard service port, a 0.30 m × 0.30 m rectangular duct through the whole radial build. It has no shield plug. It is a bounding streaming case, and it is the 3D feature the magnets behind it feel most.
- No port (matched control). The same plant without the port.
Allocation lists the blanket/shield splits of the recorded study. The two arrangements you compare throughout the handbook are:
| Name | Blanket | Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Reference | 0.45 m | 0.45 m |
| Breeder-heavy | 0.55 m | 0.35 m |
A radial-build bar shows the layers. Outlined layers are the ones that change between allocations. Look at it first.
Inspect a component
Click a component in the viewport, or select it in the Outliner, to see its Properties. Tick or clear the boxes in the Outliner to show or hide components.
Plant inputs (major radius, radial build, fusion power) carry the badge authored. They are assumptions written for this scenario. Sources and assumptions lists the cited literature and the authored assumptions behind them.
Next: Simulate: transport results.