General information
Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
SL-DRF-25-0949
Direction
DRF
Thesis topic details
Category
Engineering science
Thesis topics
Integrated design of high field magnetic systems for a fusion power plant
Contract
Thèse
Job description
The national PEPR SupraFusion program includes the SF-Plant project, led by CEA-IRFM, which studies the feasibility of a high-field fusion reactor and addresses the challenges of electrogenic machines. A thesis has been launched to study the cryo-magnetic system and proposes an integrated design of the toroidal magnet and the central solenoid, focusing on structural aspects. The thesis is divided into three main parts: improving magnet design tools for high fields and using high-temperature superconductors (HTS), leading to a preliminary design and identification of blocking points. Detailed studies will then be conducted on these blocking points, with particular emphasis on the mechanics of these complex structures. Finally, the doctoral student will integrate the results of the detailed studies into the overall design of the plant and optimize the design tools, simplifying complex behaviors to allow optimization loops.
University / doctoral school
Sciences pour l’Ingénieur : Mécanique, Physique, Micro et Nanoélectronique (SIMPMN)
Aix-Marseille Université
Thesis topic location
Site
Cadarache
Requester
Position start date
01/11/2025
Person to be contacted by the applicant
Torre Alexandre
alexandre.torre@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRFM/STEP/GAIM
CEA Cadarache
13108 St-Paul lez durance CEDEX
DSM/IRFM/STEP/GCRY
Bat 513 / pièce 33
0442257442
Tutor / Responsible thesis director
LEBON Frédéric
lebon@lma.cnrs-mrs.fr
Aix-Marseille Université
LMA
Laboratoire de Mécanique et d’Acoustique
4 impasse Nikola Tesla
CS 40006
13453 Marseille Cedex 13
04.84.52.42.22
En savoir plus