Implication of TRIO-01 heat transfer results on solid breeder blanket designs

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:7129377

Misra, B; Clemmer, R G; Finn, P A

The greatest uncertainty in recent solid breeder blanket designs is associated with the thermophysical properties of lithium ceramics. The thermal conductivity of a solid breeder (kappa) and its dependence on nuclear irradiation can be a major design-limiting factor. The TRIO-01 experiment studied in-situ recovery of tritium from a miniature solid breeder blanket (..gamma..-LiAlO/sub 2/, 65% dense). The data of the TRIO-01 experiment provide an indirect measurement of kappa of ..gamma..-LiAlO/sub 2/. This paper briefly discusses calculation of kappa from TRIO-01 data and its implications on STARFIRE-type blanket designs.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 7129377
• Report Number(s): CONF-840614-34; ON: DE84006743
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700201* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Blanket Engineering
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
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BREEDING BLANKETS
CHALCOGENIDES
DESIGN
ENERGY TRANSFER
HEAT TRANSFER
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM OXIDES
NUCLEAR FUEL CONVERSION
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
STARFIRE TOKAMAK
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
TRITIUM
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES