MHD flow in liquid metal blankets: Major design issues, MHD guidelines and numerical analysis

Mistrangelo, C.; Bühler, L.; Smolentsev, S.; Klüber, V.; Maione, I.; Aubert, J.

doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112795

Title: MHD flow in liquid metal blankets: Major design issues, MHD guidelines and numerical analysis

Journal Article · Sat Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Fusion Engineering and Design

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112795· OSTI ID:1977147

^[1]; Bühler, L. ^[1]; Smolentsev, S. ^[2]; Klüber, V. ^[1]; Maione, I. ^[1]; Aubert, J. ^[3]

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (Germany)
University of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA-Saclay), Gif-sur-Yvette (France)

The design of breeding blankets represents the major challenge for fusion reactor engineering because of performance requirements and severe operating conditions in terms of heat load and neutron flux. Liquid metal alloys such as lead-lithium, due to their lithium content, can be used to breed tritium, one of the plasma fuel components, and owing to their high thermal conductivity, they may serve as coolants. On the other hand, there are technical issues related to the fact that the liquid metals are electrically conducting and interact with the plasma-confining magnetic field. Induced electric currents and generated electromagnetic forces affect velocity and pressure distribution in the blankets. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows for fusion applications have been often investigated in simplified geometries, such as pipes, ducts, bends, with focus on their fundamental features. These analyses are essential, since results remain valid as background for the development of blanket designs, even when a concept is dismissed. However, the conceptual study of fusion blankets requires to take into account the global multiple effects, that arise when the full system is considered. Progress made in fusion-related MHD research results from combined numerical and experimental activities. In this paper we review and summarize features of 2D and 3D MHD flows that are typical in liquid metal blankets, together with available correlations for MHD pressure losses. This knowledge can provide simple design MHD guidelines that support a preliminary estimate of MHD effects in a blanket concept, in terms of pressure drop and flow distribution.

View Accepted Manuscript (DOE)

View Accepted Manuscript (Publisher)

Cite

Export

Save

Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); Euratom Research and Training Programme

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0020979; 633053

OSTI ID:: 1977147

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1811557

Journal Information:: Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 173, Issue C; ISSN 0920-3796

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

References (96)

Magnetohydrodynamic flow in rectangular ducts Hunt, J. C. R. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 21, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112065000344	journal	April 1965
Experimental study of magnetohydrodynamic flows in electrically coupled bends Stieglitz, R.; Molokov, S. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 343 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112097005788	journal	July 1997
Study of instabilities and quasi-two-dimensional turbulence in volumetrically heated magnetohydrodynamic flows in a vertical rectangular duct Vetcha, N.; Smolentsev, S.; Abdou, M. Physics of Fluids, Vol. 25, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791605	journal	February 2013
Linear stability of magnetohydrodynamic flow in a square duct with thin conducting walls Priede, Jānis; Arlt, Thomas; Bühler, Leo Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 788 https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2015.709	journal	December 2015
Natural convection in horizontal pipe flow with a strong transverse magnetic field Zikanov, Oleg; Listratov, Yaroslav I.; Sviridov, Valentin G. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 720 https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2013.45	journal	February 2013
Experimental investigation of liquid metal MHD flow entering a flow channel insert Bühler, L.; Mistrangelo, C.; Brinkmann, H. -J. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 154 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2020.111484	journal	May 2020
Steady motion of conducting fluids in pipes under transverse magnetic fields Shercliff, J. A. Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Vol. 49, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305004100028139	journal	January 1953
An approach to verification and validation of MHD codes for fusion applications Smolentsev, S.; Badia, S.; Bhattacharyay, R. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 100 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2014.04.049	journal	November 2015
Thermofluid Magnetohydrodynamic Issues for Liquid Breeders Morley, N. B.; Malang, S.; Kirillov, I. Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 47, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.13182/FST05-A733	journal	April 2005
Effects of magnetohydrodynamic mixed convection on fluid flow and structural stresses in the DCLL blanket Liu, Zhi-Hong; Chen, Long; Ni, Ming-Jiu International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 135 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.02.019	journal	June 2019
A Parametric Study of 3D MHD Flows in Expansions of Rectangular Ducts Bühler, L. Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 52, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1553	journal	October 2007
Influence of PbLi hydraulic path and integration layout on MHD pressure losses Tassone, Alessandro; Caruso, Gianfranco; Del Nevo, Alessandro Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 155 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2020.111517	journal	June 2020
Mixed convection in a horizontal duct with bottom heating and strong transverse magnetic field Zhang, Xuan; Zikanov, Oleg Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 757 https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2014.473	journal	September 2014
Magneto-convective effect on tritium transport at breeder unit level for the WCLL breeding blanket of DEMO Alberghi, Ciro; Candido, Luigi; Testoni, Raffaella Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 160 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2020.111996	journal	November 2020
Liquid metal magnetohydrodynamic flows in manifolds of dual coolant lead lithium blankets Mistrangelo, C.; Bühler, L. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 89, Issue 7-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2014.03.004	journal	October 2014
Eurofer corrosion by the flow of the eutectic alloy Pb–Li in the presence of a strong magnetic field Moreau, René; Bréchet, Yves; Maniguet, Laurent Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 86, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2010.08.050	journal	January 2011
Patterned Turbulence in Liquid Metal Flow: Computational Reconstruction of the Hartmann Experiment Krasnov, Dmitry; Thess, André; Boeck, Thomas Physical Review Letters, Vol. 110, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.084501	journal	February 2013
Pressure distribution in MHD flows in an experimental test-section for a HCLL blanket Bühler, L.; Mistrangelo, C.; Brinkmann, H. -J. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 127 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.01.007	journal	February 2018
Status of the engineering activities carried out on the European DCLL Rapisarda, D.; Fernandez, I.; Palermo, I. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 124 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.02.022	journal	November 2017
Magnetohydrodynamic duct flow in a uniform transverse magnetic field of arbitrary orientation Alty, C. J. N. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 48, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112071001691	journal	August 1971
The flow of conducting fluids in circular pipes under transverse magnetic fields Shercliff, J. A. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 1, Issue 06 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112056000421	journal	December 1956
Corrosion barriers processed by Al electroplating and their resistance against flowing Pb–15.7Li Krauss, Wolfgang; Konys, Jürgen; Wulf, Sven-Erik Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 455, Issue 1-3 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.08.017	journal	December 2014
Laminar buoyant magnetohydrodynamic flow in vertical rectangular ducts Bühler, L. Physics of Fluids, Vol. 10, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.869562	journal	January 1998
Instabilities in quasi-two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic flows BüHler, L. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 326 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112096008269	journal	November 1996
Models of melt motion, heat transfer and mass transport during crystal growth with strong magnetic fields Walker, John S. Progress in Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials, Vol. 38, Issue 1-4 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-8974(99)00012-1	journal	January 1999
Turbulent transport of momentum and heat in magnetohydrodynamic rectangular duct flow with strong sidewall jets Burr, Ulrich; Barleon, L.; MÜLler, U. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 406 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112099007405	journal	March 2000
Direct numerical simulation of turbulent liquid metal flow entering a magnetic field Albets-Chico, X.; Grigoriadis, D. G. E.; Votyakov, E. V. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 88, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2013.09.002	journal	December 2013
Optimization of the breeder zone cooling tubes of the DEMO Water-Cooled Lithium Lead breeding blanket Di Maio, P. A.; Arena, P.; Bongiovì, G. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 109-111 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.03.021	journal	November 2016
Crucial issues on liquid metal blanket design Malang, S.; Leroy, P.; Casini, G. P. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 16 https://doi.org/10.1016/0920-3796(91)90186-T	journal	December 1991
Buoyancy effects in vertical rectangular duct with coplanar magnetic field and single sided heat load Kirillov, I. R.; Obukhov, D. M.; Genin, L. G. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 104 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.01.010	journal	March 2016
Experimental Methodology for Computational Fluid Dynamics Code Validation Aeschliman, Daniel P.; Oberkampf, William L. AIAA Journal, Vol. 36, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.2514/2.461	journal	May 1998
Magnetohydrodynamic pipe flow. Part 1 Gold, Richard R. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 13, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112062000889	journal	August 1962
Design of the helium cooled lithium lead breeding blanket in CEA: from TBM to DEMO Aiello, G.; Aubert, J.; Forest, L. Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 57, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/aa5f65	journal	March 2017
Magnetohydrodynamic flow in channels of variable cross-section with strong transverse magnetic fields Hunt, J. C. R.; Leibovich, S. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 28, Issue 02 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112067002046	journal	May 1967
Numerical study of corrosion of ferritic/martensitic steels in the flowing PbLi with and without a magnetic field Smolentsev, Sergey; Saedi, Sheida; Malang, Siegfried Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 432, Issue 1-3 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.08.027	journal	January 2013
Toward full simulations for a liquid metal blanket: MHD flow computations for a PbLi blanket prototype at Ha ∼ 10 ⁴ Chen, L.; Smolentsev, S.; Ni, M. -J. Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 60, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ab8b30	journal	June 2020
Liquid-metal flow in a backward elbow in the plane of a strong magnetic field Moon, T. J.; Hua, T. Q.; Walker, J. S. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 227 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112091000113	journal	June 1991
Magnetohydrodynamic flow in a right-angle bend in a strong magnetic field Stieglitz, R.; Barleon, L.; BüHler, L. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 326 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112096008257	journal	November 1996
Numerical simulation of 3D magnetohydrodynamic liquid metal flow in a spatially varying solenoidal magnetic field Klüber, V.; Bühler, L.; Mistrangelo, C. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 156 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2020.111659	journal	July 2020
Development of Sandwich Flow Channel Inserts for an EU DEMO Dual Coolant Blanket Concept Norajitra, Prachai; Basuki, Widodo Widjaja; Gonzalez, Maria Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 68, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.13182/FST14-932	journal	October 2015
Analytical Solutions to Nonuniform Surface Heat Transfer With Volumetric Sources in Magnetohydrodynamic Duct Flow Bluck, Michael J. Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 141, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042776	journal	February 2019
Effect of the length of the poloidal ducts on flow balancing in a liquid metal blanket Rhodes, Tyler J.; Smolentsev, Sergey; Abdou, Mohamed Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 136 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.04.019	journal	November 2018
The velocity profile of laminar MHD flows in circular conducting pipes Vantieghem, S.; Albets-Chico, X.; Knaepen, B. Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 23, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00162-009-0163-0	journal	November 2009
Advancements in DEMO WCLL breeding blanket design and integration: Advancements in DEMO WCLL breeding blanket design and integration Martelli, E.; Del Nevo, A.; Arena, P. International Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 42, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1002/er.3750	journal	May 2017
Theoretical Study of Mixed Convection in Poloidal Flows of DCLL Blanket Vetcha, N.; Smolentsev, S.; Abdou, M. Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 56, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.13182/FST56-851	journal	August 2009
Experimental investigation of MHD pressure losses in a mock-up of a liquid metal blanket Mistrangelo, C.; Bühler, L.; Brinkmann, H. -J. Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 58, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/aaa133	journal	January 2018
Magneto-Hydro-Dynamic Pressure Drop of Lithium Flow in Rectangular Ducts Miyazaki, Keiji; Inoue, Shoji; Yamaoka, Nobuo Fusion Technology, Vol. 10, Issue 3P2A https://doi.org/10.13182/FST10-830	journal	November 1986
Measurements of time-dependent liquid-metal magnetohydrodynamic flows in a flat rectangular duct Bühler, L.; Horanyi, S. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 84, Issue 2-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2008.11.060	journal	June 2009
An effective two-dimensional model for MHD flows with transverse magnetic field PothÉRat, A.; Sommeria, J.; Moreau, R. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 424 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112000001944	journal	November 2000
Numerical and experimental MHD studies of Lead-Lithium liquid metal flows in multichannel test-section at high magnetic fields Swain, P. K.; Shishko, A.; Mukherjee, P. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 132 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.04.125	journal	July 2018
Modelling of integrated effect of volumetric heating and magnetic field on tritium transport in a U-bend flow as applied to HCLL blanket concept de les Valls, E. Mas; Batet, L.; de Medina, V. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 86, Issue 4-5 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2011.02.075	journal	June 2011
The validity of the boussinesq approximation for liquids and gases Gray, Donald D.; Giorgini, Aldo International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 19, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1016/0017-9310(76)90168-X	journal	May 1976
Perspective: A Method for Uniform Reporting of Grid Refinement Studies Roache, P. J. Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 116, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2910291	journal	September 1994
Mixed Convection in Pipe and Duct Flows With Strong Magnetic Fields Zikanov, Oleg; Belyaev, Ivan; Listratov, Yaroslav Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 73, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049833	journal	January 2021
Tritium Transport in Poloidal Flows of a DCLL Blanket Pattison, M. J.; Smolentsev, S.; Munipalli, R. Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 60, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.13182/FST10-309	journal	August 2011
Determination of multichannel MHD velocity profiles from wall-potential measurements and numerical simulations Mistrangelo, C.; Bühler, L. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 130 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.03.041	journal	May 2018
Numerical study of magneto-convection flows in a complex prototypical liquid-metal fusion blanket geometry Yan, Yi; Ying, Alice; Abdou, Mohamed Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 159 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2020.111688	journal	October 2020
Experimental study of liquid metal magnetohydrodynamic flows near gaps between flow channel inserts Bühler, L.; Brinkmann, H. -J.; Koehly, C. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 146 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.11.034	journal	September 2019
Sidewall Flow Instabilities in Liquid Metal MHD Flow Under Blanket Relevant Conditions Reed, C. B.; Picologlou, B. F. Fusion Technology, Vol. 15, Issue 2P2A https://doi.org/10.13182/FST89-A39780	journal	March 1989
Effect of a magnetic field on stability and transitions in liquid breeder flows in a blanket Smolentsev, Sergey; Vetcha, Naveen; Abdou, Mohamed Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 88, Issue 6-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2013.04.001	journal	October 2013
Linear stability analysis for high-velocity boundary layers in liquid-metal magnetohydrodynamic flows Ting, A. L.; Walker, J. S.; Moon, T. J. International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 29, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7225(91)90167-2	journal	January 1991
MHD Pressure Drop of NaK Flow in Stainless Steel Pipe Miyazaki, Keiji; Kotake, Shoji; Yamaoka, Nobuo Nuclear Technology - Fusion, Vol. 4, Issue 2P2 https://doi.org/10.13182/FST4-2P2-447	journal	September 1983
Accurate Navier-Stokes results for the hypersonic flow over a spherical nosetip Blottner, Frederick G. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 27, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.2514/3.26115	journal	March 1990
Topological analysis of separation phenomena in liquid metal flow in sudden expansions. Part 2. Magnetohydrodynamic flow Mistrangelo, C. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 674 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112011000607	journal	March 2011
Flow balancing in liquid metal blankets Tillack, M. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 27, Issue 1-2 https://doi.org/10.1016/0920-3796(94)00148-Z	journal	March 1995
Thermal convection in a toroidal duct of a liquid metal blanket. Part I. Effect of poloidal magnetic field Zhang, Xuan; Zikanov, Oleg Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 116 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.01.024	journal	March 2017
An overview of the EU breeding blanket design strategy as an integral part of the DEMO design effort Federici, G.; Boccaccini, L.; Cismondi, F. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 141 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.01.141	journal	April 2019
MHD phenomena related to electromagnetic flow coupling Mistrangelo, C.; Bühler, L. Magnetohydrodynamics, Vol. 53, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.22364/mhd.53.1.15	journal	January 2017
Literature review of lead-lithium thermophysical properties Martelli, D.; Venturini, A.; Utili, M. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 138 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.11.028	journal	January 2019
Code-to-Code Comparison for a PbLi Mixed-Convection MHD Flow Smolentsev, S.; Rhodes, T.; Yan, Y. Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 76, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2020.1751378	journal	July 2020
Fabrication Issues of Sandwich-Like Flow Inserts for Circular Pipes Koehly, C.; Bühler, L. Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 72, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2017.1350477	journal	August 2017
Magnetohydrodynamic Flows in Arbitrary Geometries in Strong, Nonuniform Magnetic Fields — A Numerical Code for the Design of Fusion Reactor Blankets Bühler, L. Fusion Technology, Vol. 27, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A30346	journal	January 1995
Magnetohydrodynamic pipe flow Part2. High Hartmann number Shercliff, J. A. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 13, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112062000890	journal	August 1962
Numerical simulations of 3D magnetohydrodynamic flows in dual-coolant lead lithium blankets Klüber, V.; Bühler, L.; Mistrangelo, C. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 146 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.01.055	journal	September 2019
Instabilities and Transition in Magnetohydrodynamic Flows in Ducts with Electrically Conducting Walls Kinet, Maxime; Knaepen, Bernard; Molokov, Sergei Physical Review Letters, Vol. 103, Issue 15 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.154501	journal	October 2009
Numerical investigation of MHD heat transfer in a vertical round tube affected by transverse magnetic field Zikanov, Oleg; Listratov, Yaroslav Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 113 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.10.017	journal	December 2016
An analytical solution to electromagnetically coupled duct flow in MHD Bluck, Michael J.; Wolfendale, Michael J. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 771 https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2015.202	journal	April 2015
Liquid metal flow in a U-bend in a strong uniform magnetic field Molokov, S.; Bühler, L. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 267 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112094001205	journal	May 1994
MHD flow and heat transfer in model geometries for WCLL blankets Bühler, L.; Mistrangelo, C. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 124 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.01.014	journal	November 2017
MHD considerations for the DCLL inboard blanket and access ducts Smolentsev, Sergey; Wong, Clement; Malang, Siegfried Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 85, Issue 7-9 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2009.12.005	journal	December 2010
A current density conservative scheme for incompressible MHD flows at a low magnetic Reynolds number. Part I: On a rectangular collocated grid system Ni, Ming-Jiu; Munipalli, Ramakanth; Morley, Neil B. Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 227, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2007.07.025	journal	November 2007
Magnetohydrodynamic and thermal analysis of PbLi flows in poloidal channels with flow channel insert for the EU-DCLL blanket Urgorri, F. R.; Smolentsev, S.; Fernández-Berceruelo, I. Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 58, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/aad299	journal	July 2018
Pressure drop and velocity changes in MHD pipe flows due to a local interruption of the insulation Bühler, L.; Mistrangelo, C. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 127 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.01.010	journal	February 2018
Overview of the Blanket Comparison and Selection Study Smith, Dale L.; Baker, Charles C.; Sze, Dai Kai Fusion Technology, Vol. 8, Issue 1P1 https://doi.org/10.13182/FST85-4	journal	July 1985
An analytical solution to the heat transfer problem in Shercliff flow Bluck, Michael J.; Wolfendale, Michael J.; Marquis, Andrew J. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 86 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2015.03.039	journal	July 2015
Numerical simulation of liquid-metal MHD flows in rectangular ducts Sterl, A. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 216 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112090000386	journal	July 1990
Theoretical studies of MHD flows in support to HCLL design activities Bühler, L.; Mistrangelo, C. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 109-111 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.11.010	journal	November 2016
A current density conservative scheme for incompressible MHD flows at a low magnetic Reynolds number. Part II: On an arbitrary collocated mesh Ni, Ming-Jiu; Munipalli, Ramakanth; Huang, Peter Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 227, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2007.07.023	journal	November 2007
Why, how, and when, MHD turbulence becomes two-dimensional Sommeria, JoëL; Moreau, René Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 118, Issue -1 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112082001177	journal	May 1982
Magnetohydrodynamic pressure drop and flow balancing of liquid metal flow in a prototypic fusion blanket manifold Rhodes, Tyler J.; Smolentsev, Sergey; Abdou, Mohamed Physics of Fluids, Vol. 30, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5026404	journal	May 2018
Effect of electromagnetic coupling on MHD flow in the manifold of fusion liquid metal blanket Chen, Hongli; Meng, Zi; Feng, Jingchao Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 89, Issue 7-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2014.01.023	journal	October 2014
Magnetohydrodynamic velocity and pressure drop in manifolds of a WCLL TBM Mistrangelo, Chiara; Buehler, Leo; Koehly, Christina Nuclear Fusion https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ac18dc	journal	July 2021
Laminar-Turbulent Transition in Magnetohydrodynamic Duct, Pipe, and Channel Flows Zikanov, Oleg; Krasnov, Dmitry; Boeck, Thomas Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 66, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4027198	journal	April 2014
Experimental investigation of MHD heat transfer in a vertical round tube affected by transverse magnetic field Melnikov, I. A.; Sviridov, E. V.; Sviridov, V. G. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 112 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.06.003	journal	November 2016
Duct flow in magnetohydrodynamics Chang, Chieh C.; Lundgren, Thomas S. Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik ZAMP, Vol. 12, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01601011	journal	March 1961
Development of insulating coatings for liquid metal blankets Malang, S. Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 27, Issue 1-2 https://doi.org/10.1016/0920-3796(94)00322-X	journal	March 1995

Similar Records

Physical Background, Computations and Practical Issues of the Magnetohydrodynamic Pressure Drop in a Fusion Liquid Metal Blanket

Journal Article · Mon Mar 08 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Fluids · OSTI ID:1977147

Smolentsev, Sergey

Pressure drop in a prototypical 3D magnetohydrodynamic flow across contraction of a fusion blanket manifold

Journal Article · Thu Mar 04 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology (Tokyo) · OSTI ID:1977147

Rhodes, Tyler; Smolentsev, Sergey

Magnetohydrodynamic Heat Transfer Research Related to the Design of Fusion Blankets

Journal Article · Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 EST 2001 · Fusion Science and Technology · OSTI ID:1977147

Barleon, Leopold; Burr, Ulrich; Mack, Klaus Juergen; +1 more

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
magnetohydrodynamics
MHD
Liquid metal breeding blankets
MHD guidelines
Design issues
ITER
DEMO
Code development

Title: MHD flow in liquid metal blankets: Major design issues, MHD guidelines and numerical analysis

Citation Formats

References (96)

Similar Records

Related Subjects