Experimental program at the LOTUS facility

Conference · Sat Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Fusion Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6833108

Haldy, P A; Kumar, A; Sahraoui, C; Azam, S; Ramakrishna, D V.S.; Schneeberger, J P; Tsang, F; Green, L

LOTUS is the name of a test facility dedicated to neutronics integral experiments in blanket assemblies representative of future fusion reactor blankets. It is situated at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. The main features of the facility and of its 14-Mev high intensity neutron generator are presented, as well as an overview of the experimental program being carried out at LOTUS. Two different types of blanket modules are being tested at the moment: a flexible assembly of different blanket zones, designed at Lausanne, and the Lithium Blanket Module developed at Princeton. Outcome of the first experiments performed with this last module are given, together with results of a preliminary 2-D numerical analysis.

• Research Organization: Institut du Genie Atomique, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne
• OSTI ID: 6833108
• Report Number(s): CONF-860652-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 10:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700201* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Blanket Engineering
ALKALI METALS
BREEDING BLANKETS
DATA ANALYSIS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
LITHIUM
LOTUS FACILITY
METALS
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 10-100
NEUTRON SOURCES
NEUTRON SPECTRA
PARTICLE SOURCES
RADIATION SOURCES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
REVIEWS
SPECTRA
TEST FACILITIES
TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS