Description of capability
Andrew Seltzman has done a lot of work on the manufacturing of Lower hybrid current drive (LHCD) components for Nuclear fusion, particularly the launchers (which direct the RF waves and are hidden, in his design, behind the tungsten tiles in the scrape-off layer contacting the plasma). In particular: - The use of metal Additive manufacturing with high-strength alloys - Special metal alloys that don’t contain any high-activation elements like Nb (see Low-activation materials) - Post-processing like welding and polishing for an optimal waveguide performance
Key people
Andrew Seltzman James Ridzon Stephen J. Wukitch