The Physics-Computable Model
Geometry in the model is tied to the frozen design parameters, so fields, currents, and dimensions read off the parts themselves.
Geometry that carries numbers
Most 3D product models are decorative: a stylist shapes them and captions are pasted on later. The Kronos model is built the other way around. Its geometry is derived from the same parameter set used in the plasma, magnet, and neutronics models, so the dimensions you measure in the scene are the dimensions the physics was solved on.
What is bound to the geometry
- Coil bore and conductor cross-section set the field, so the model can report 16.84 T peak on the Hyperion toroidal-field conductor and 8 T on axis.
- Plasma current of 9.86 MA is tied to the plasma cross-section and shape.
- Blanket layer thicknesses feed the tritium breeding ratio target of 1.8.
- The burner plug and throat geometry carry 26.49 T and 17 T respectively.
Consistency guarantee
Because callouts read from the frozen canon rather than from typed-in text, a geometry change and a number change cannot drift apart. If the blanket thickness in the mesh differs from the design record, the model flags a mismatch rather than showing a comfortable but wrong caption.
What computable does not mean
The model is not a live solver. It does not run a fresh transport calculation when you rotate the camera. It exposes the results of the frozen design studies and lets you inspect the geometry those studies assumed. This is deliberate: it keeps the public model honest about the difference between a design point and a live experiment.
Design point, not measurement
Every performance figure, including the Hyperion Q of 3.424 at 88.7 MW fusion power, is a simulation result for a machine that is not built. The model states this. See The Model as Design Record.