A Python Tool to Test for Stellarator Configuration Optimizations

Our project is based on Fuse0D: A Simple Spreadsheet-type Code Based on 0D Fusion Device Scalings, which was a model proposed in 2019 by Greg Hammett, Rob Goldston, and other scientists with the intention to better understand the relative performance of stellarators as various parameters are changing and various physics and engineering assumptions are constantly updating. Our code calculates values of estimated heating power, volume averaged density and helium concentration which would generate a maximum Q value and a minimum ISS-04 H confinement scaling. By inputting different testing parameter values onto our Python program, scientists can utilize this tool to test and calculate the desired geometry values conveniently and efficiently before actually building machines that could be expensive and deliver unsatisfying results. Additionally, we could demonstrate the use of our tool by studying the impact of aspect ratio on stellarator performance in the 0-D limit.