Applications of the Integrated-Blanket-Coil concept to the compact reversed-field pinch reactor
A design of a compact fusion reactor is proposed based on the reversed field pinch and utilizing the ''Integrated-Blanket-Coil'' (IBC) concept. The IBC is applied to the toroidal field and divertor systems, with liquid metal used for cooling both the first wall and blanket. This simplifies the overall design by requiring only a single coolant cycle. In addition, safety is increased by eliminating any possible lithium-water interaction in the fusion power core. Finally, replacing conventional copper divertor coils with IBC components enhances tritium breeding and energy recovery. A generic problem with liquid metal coolants is their reduced heat transfer capabilities in magnetic fields. In this context, the use of liquid metal coolants may limit the allowable neutron wall loading to a value of 10 MW/m/sup 2/. Above this value it may be necessary to use water cooling for the first wall and divertor surfaces.
- Research Organization:
- Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
- OSTI ID:
- 6945246
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-860652-
- Journal Information:
- Fusion Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Vol. 10:3; ISSN FUSTE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ANNULAR SPACE
BARYONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BREEDING
BREEDING BLANKETS
CONFIGURATION
COOLANTS
DESIGN
DIVERTORS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY TRANSFER
FERMIONS
FIRST WALL
FLUIDS
HADRONS
HEAT TRANSFER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
LIQUID METALS
LIQUIDS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
METALS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR FUEL CONVERSION
NUCLEI
NUCLEONS
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PINCH EFFECT
POWER DENSITY
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REVERSE-FIELD PINCH
SAFETY
SPACE
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION
TRITIUM
WALL LOADING
WATER
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES