Design window for liquid-metal-cooled limiters

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5502429

Majid, A; Abdou, M A

Liquid metals are strong candidates as breeders and coolants for fusion blankets. A key feasibility condition defined recently for such blankets is identifying a viable non-water coolant for the in-vessel components such as limiters and divertor plates. The presence of water in close proximity to lithium or lithium-lead is considered an unacceptable safety risk. The purpose of this work is to investigate the feasibility and attractiveness of liquid metals as coolants for the in-vessel components. In detailed calculations, a pump limiter in a tokamak reactor was used as an example. A technique used extensively in this work is that of a design window, which defines the acceptable parameter range of operating conditions. Estimates of present uncertainties are then compared to the range tolerated by the design window.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Los Angeles
• OSTI ID: 5502429
• Report Number(s): CONF-860610-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 52
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700209* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Component Development & Materials Testing
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
COOLANTS
COOLING SYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUIDS
HEAT TRANSFER
LIMITERS
LIQUID METALS
LIQUIDS
METALS
PRESSURE DROP
PUMPED LIMITERS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TOKAMAK DEVICES