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Title: Experimental and numerical investigation of shock wave propagation through complex geometry, gas continuous, two-phase media

Abstract

The work presented here investigates the phenomenon of shock wave propagation in gas continuous, two-phase media. The motivation for this work stems from the need to understand blast venting consequences in the HYLIFE inertial confinement fusion (ICF) reactor. The HYLIFE concept utilizes lasers or heavy ion beams to rapidly heat and compress D-T targets injected into the center of a reactor chamber. A segmented blanket of falling molten lithium or Li2BeF4 (Flibe) jets encircles the reactor`s central cavity, shielding the reactor structure from radiation damage, absorbing the fusion energy, and breeding more tritium fuel. X-rays from the fusion microexplosion will ablate a thin layer of blanket material from the surfaces which face toward the fusion site. This generates a highly energetic vapor, which mostly coalesces in the central cavity. The blast expansion from the central cavity generates a shock which propagates through the segmented blanket - a complex geometry, gas-continuous two-phase medium. The impulse that the blast gives to the liquid as it vents past, the gas shock on the chamber wall, and ultimately the liquid impact on the wall are all important quantities to the HYLIFE structural designers.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
California Univ., Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy
OSTI Identifier:
587721
Report Number(s):
DOE/OR/00033-T782
ON: DE97053585; TRN: 98:001813
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76OR00033
Resource Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Resource Relation:
Other Information: TH: Thesis (Ph.D.); PBD: 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION; HYLIFE CONVERTER; SHOCK WAVES; LASER IMPLOSIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION; DAMAGE; FLIBE; BREEDING BLANKETS

Citation Formats

Chien-Chih Liu, James. Experimental and numerical investigation of shock wave propagation through complex geometry, gas continuous, two-phase media. United States: N. p., 1993. Web. doi:10.2172/587721.
Chien-Chih Liu, James. Experimental and numerical investigation of shock wave propagation through complex geometry, gas continuous, two-phase media. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/587721
Chien-Chih Liu, James. 1993. "Experimental and numerical investigation of shock wave propagation through complex geometry, gas continuous, two-phase media". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/587721. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/587721.
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abstractNote = {The work presented here investigates the phenomenon of shock wave propagation in gas continuous, two-phase media. The motivation for this work stems from the need to understand blast venting consequences in the HYLIFE inertial confinement fusion (ICF) reactor. The HYLIFE concept utilizes lasers or heavy ion beams to rapidly heat and compress D-T targets injected into the center of a reactor chamber. A segmented blanket of falling molten lithium or Li2BeF4 (Flibe) jets encircles the reactor`s central cavity, shielding the reactor structure from radiation damage, absorbing the fusion energy, and breeding more tritium fuel. X-rays from the fusion microexplosion will ablate a thin layer of blanket material from the surfaces which face toward the fusion site. This generates a highly energetic vapor, which mostly coalesces in the central cavity. The blast expansion from the central cavity generates a shock which propagates through the segmented blanket - a complex geometry, gas-continuous two-phase medium. The impulse that the blast gives to the liquid as it vents past, the gas shock on the chamber wall, and ultimately the liquid impact on the wall are all important quantities to the HYLIFE structural designers.},
doi = {10.2172/587721},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/587721}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
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