Parametric Study of the Vacuum Permeator for the Tritium Extraction eXperiment

Fuerst, Thomas F.; Eklund, Matthew D.; Leland, John A.; Riet, Adriaan A.; Taylor, Chase N.

doi:10.1080/15361055.2023.2196237

Parametric Study of the Vacuum Permeator for the Tritium Extraction eXperiment

Journal Article · Tue May 23 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Fusion Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2023.2196237· OSTI ID:1987842

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Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)

Tritium breeding is a critical component of any self-sustaining future fusion reactor. The liquid metal eutectic, PbLi, is of particular interest as a tritium breeder material due to its favorable thermophysical and neutronic properties. One of the several remaining challenges facing PbLi breeder blankets is the need to design and validate a highly efficient tritium extraction system. The vacuum permeator is a promising extraction concept that utilizes tritium permeation through a highly permeable metal membrane. The Tritium Extraction eXperiment (TEX) is a forced-convection PbLi loop constructed to investigate tritium extraction from PbLi with vacuum permeators. Accurate thermal-hydraulic and tritium transport models are required to establish appropriate test matrices, predict experiment outcomes, and analyze data. However, the hydrogen transport properties of PbLi and permeator materials have large uncertainties. A database is collected, and a parametric analysis is conducted on the effect of hydrogen transport material properties: diffusivity of H in PbLi and permeator, solubility of H in PbLi and permeator, and permeator surface recombination constant on the expected tritium extraction efficiency for a vacuum permeator installed in TEX. As a result, we observe solubility of H in PbLi and the permeator and the recombination constant of the permeator have the largest effect on the extraction efficiency.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Office of Workforce Development for Teachers & Scientists (WDTS)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

OSTI ID:: 1987842

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU--22-69023-Rev000

Journal Information:: Fusion Science and Technology, Journal Name: Fusion Science and Technology Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 79; ISSN 1536-1055

Publisher:: Taylor & FrancisCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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