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3D Model & Digital Twin
The Burner Digital Twin (Aegis / MetroVolt)
A predictive twin of the D–³He tandem-mirror burner — central cell, high-field plugs, expander, and direct-energy converter.
In brief
- Models the long central cell, 26.49 T plug throats, and ~53× expander.
- Tracks the low-neutron D–³He burn (f_n ≈ 5.44%) and direct-conversion output.
- One model serving both housings — Aegis (fixed defense) and MetroVolt (data centers).
- Central to closing the end-plug density question at the gates.
The detail
The burner twin is structurally different from the breeder's: not a tokamak but a linear tandem mirror. It models the axial confinement set by the high-field plugs, the ambipolar potential, the expander fanning field lines from 26.49 T down to ~0.5 T, and the staged direct-energy converter that turns charged particles straight into electricity. Its highest-value job is stress-testing the burner's one real physics gate — end-plug density — across operating scenarios before hardware commits to them.
Honest gateThe tandem-mirror burner has a real physics gate at the end-plug density; the twin quantifies it but cannot retire it — only the 2032 test burner can.