Required momentum, heat, and mass transport experiments for liquid metal blankets

Title: Required momentum, heat, and mass transport experiments for liquid metal blankets

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The lack of experimental data for liquid metal blankets in the fusion environment restricts our ability to develop designs with demonstrated feasibility and adequately characterized performance. In order to confidently predict neutronic and thermal hydraulic performance of blankets, a variety of experiments will be needed. Ultimately, verification of all nuclear components will require testing in a fusion environment. However, a great deal of information can be obtained prior to fusion testing using non-neutron facilities to explore separate, multiple, and partially integrated effects. A large class of issues which can be effectively studied in a non-neutron environment are those impacted by MHD transport phenomena. A coordinated test program is described to treat momentum, heat, and mass transport issues for liquid metal blankets.

Authors:: Tillack, M S; Sze, D K; Abdou, M A

Publication Date:: 1986-11-01

Research Org.:: Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering Dept., The Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024

OSTI Identifier:: 7190641

Report Number(s):: CONF-860652-
Journal ID: CODEN: FUSTE; TRN: 87-007603

Resource Type:: Conference

Journal Name:: Fusion Technol.; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 10:3; Conference: 7. topical meeting on the technology of fusion energy, Reno, NV, USA, 15 Jun 1986

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; BREEDING BLANKETS; DESIGN; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; DATA ACQUISITION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HYDRAULICS; LIQUID METALS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NEUTRON SPECTRA; PERFORMANCE TESTING; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; THERMODYNAMICS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUIDS; MECHANICS; METALS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; SPECTRA; TESTING; 700201* - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Blanket Engineering

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  title        = {Required momentum, heat, and mass transport experiments for liquid metal blankets},

  author       = {Tillack, M S and Sze, D K and Abdou, M A},

  abstractNote = {The lack of experimental data for liquid metal blankets in the fusion environment restricts our ability to develop designs with demonstrated feasibility and adequately characterized performance. In order to confidently predict neutronic and thermal hydraulic performance of blankets, a variety of experiments will be needed. Ultimately, verification of all nuclear components will require testing in a fusion environment. However, a great deal of information can be obtained prior to fusion testing using non-neutron facilities to explore separate, multiple, and partially integrated effects. A large class of issues which can be effectively studied in a non-neutron environment are those impacted by MHD transport phenomena. A coordinated test program is described to treat momentum, heat, and mass transport issues for liquid metal blankets.},

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  volume       = 10:3,

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  year         = {1986},

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