Two-Dimensional Heating Analysis of Fusion Blankets for Synfuel Production

Conference · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:6560646

Lazareth, O. W.; Tsang, J. S.K.; Powell, J. R.

Fusion reactors could be used to generate electric power and produce synthetic fuels with relatively high efficiencies (about 60%). A two temperature zone blanket coupled to a high temperature electrolysis system would be used. An important parameter in this system is the ratio of the fusion neutron kerma energy absorbed by the hot interior (the higher temperature zone) to the total energy/fusion. This parameter is calculated as approximately .5 for both a one and two-dimensional model of the blanket module, and is a reasonable value for efficient energy production.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-0016
• OSTI ID: 6560646
• Report Number(s): BNL-24907; CONF-780953-3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

08 HYDROGEN
080101 -- Hydrogen-- Production-- Electrolysis
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700201* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Blanket Engineering
BARYON REACTIONS
BREEDING BLANKETS
DESIGN
ELECTROLYSIS
FUELS
HADRON REACTIONS
KERMA
LYSIS
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
PRODUCTION
REACTOR COMPONENTS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS