Magnetohydrodynamic considerations for the design of self-cooled liquid-metal fusion reactor blankets

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5984472

Picologlou, B F

During the course of the Blanket Comparison and Selection Study, magnetohydrodynamic effects were shown to prevent not only an efficiency but also a feasibility issue for self-cooled liquid-metal blankets, especially for tokamak machines. Based on state-of-the art MHD analyses and understanding of related phenomena, designs for both mirror and tokamak machines were developed. Although details of the designs depend on specific reactor parameters, MHD related considerations were the main driver in the development of the designs. This paper presents, in a unified way, these considerations, as well as effective strategies to minimize adverse MHD effects so that they can be used as guidelines by others in future design efforts.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5984472
• Report Number(s): CONF-850310-2; ON: DE85000242
• Resource Relation: Conference: 6. topical meeting on the technology of fusion energy, San Francisco, CA, USA, 3 Mar 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
BREEDING BLANKETS
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
COOLANTS
DESIGN
LIQUID METALS
MAGNETIC FLUX
PERFORMANCE TESTING
STRESSES
ELEMENTS
FLUID MECHANICS
FLUIDS
HYDRODYNAMICS
LIQUIDS
MECHANICS
METALS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
TESTING
700201* - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Blanket Engineering