Present understanding of MHD and heat transfer phenomena for liquid metal blankets
- Institute of Electrophysical, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)
- IATF, Karlsruhe (Germany)
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States); and others
Liquid metals (Li, Li17Pb83, Pb) are considered as coolants in many designs of fusion reactor blankets. To estimate their potential and to make an optimal design, one has to know the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) and heat transfer characteristics of liquid metal flow in the magnetic field. Such flows with high characteristic parameter values (Hartmann number M and interaction parameter N) open up a relatively new field in Magnetohydrodynamics requiring both theoretical and experimental efforts. A review of experimental work done for the last ten years in different countries shows that there are some data on MHD/HT characteristics in straight channels of simple geometry under fusion reactor relevant conditions (M>>1, N>>1) and not enough data for complex flow geometries. Future efforts should be directed to investigation of MHD/HT in straight channels with perfect and imperfect electroinsulated walls, including those with controlled imperfections, and in channels of complex geometry. The experiments are not simple, since the fusion relevant conditions require facilities with magnetic fields at, or even higher than, 5-7 T in comparatively large volumes. International cooperation in constructing and operating these facilities may be of great help.
- OSTI ID:
- 196888
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940664-; TRN: 95:005767-0057
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: ISFNT-3: international symposium on fusion nuclear technology, Los Angeles, CA (United States), 27 Jun - 1 Jul 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Third international symposium on fusion nuclear technology; PB: 362 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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