High-heat-flux testing of helium-cooled heat exchangers for fusion applications

Fusion Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 559-569

  Youchison, Dennis L ^a,e,f,g   Izenson, Michael G ^b   Baxi, Chandu B ^c   Rosenfeld, John H ^d  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b CREARE INC   (United States)

^c GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

^d Subsidiary of Modine Mfg Company   (United States)

^e SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^f International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor

^g Plasma Materials Test Facility

Author keywords

Fusion; Heat exchanger; Helium

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; COPPER ALLOYS; DESIGN; FUSION REACTORS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HELIUM; TESTING;

HELIUM COOLING; HIGH HEAT FLUX;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0030180617     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst29-559     Document Type: Article

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