Thermal analysis of a helium-cooled, tube-bank blanket module for a tandem mirror fusion reactor

Conference · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · HTD (Publ.) (Am. Soc. Mech. Eng.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5201733

Werner, R W

A blanket module concept for the central cell of a tandem mirror reactor is described which takes advantage of the excellent heat transfer and low pressure drop characteristics of tube banks in cross-flow. The blanket employs solid Li/sub 2/O as the tritium breeding material and helium as the coolant. The lithium oxide is contained in tubes arranged within the submodules as a two-pass, cross-flow heat exchanger. Primarily, the heat transfer and thermal-hydraulic aspects of the blanket design study are described in this paper. In particular, the analytical model used for selection of the best tube-bank design parameters is discussed in some detail.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5201733
• Report Number(s): CONF-830702-
• Journal Information: HTD (Publ.) (Am. Soc. Mech. Eng.); (United States), Journal Name: HTD (Publ.) (Am. Soc. Mech. Eng.); (United States) Vol. HTD-VOL. 24; ISSN ASMHD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700201* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Blanket Engineering
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BREEDING BLANKETS
CHALCOGENIDES
DESIGN
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUID MECHANICS
GAS COOLED REACTORS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT TRANSFER
HELIUM COOLED REACTORS
HYDRAULICS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM OXIDES
MAGNETIC MIRROR TYPE REACTORS
MECHANICS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PRESSURE DROP
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTORS
THERMAL ANALYSIS
THERMODYNAMICS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TMR REACTORS
TRITIUM
TUBES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES