Critical heat flux analysis and R&D for the design of the ITER divertor

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 377-407

  Raffray, A R ^a   Schlosser, J ^b   Akiba, M ^c   Araki, M ^c   Chiocchio, S ^a   Driemeyer, D ^d   Escourbiac, F ^e   Grigoriev, S ^f   Merola, M ^g   Tivey, R ^a   Vieider, G ^g   Youchison, D ^h  

^a International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor ITER Garching   (Germany)

^b IRFM   (France)

^c JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^e ATEM   (France)

^f EFREMOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

^h SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; COOLING; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; HEAT FLUX; MOCKUPS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; PRESSURE DROP; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

CRITICAL HEAT FLUX; DIVERTORS; INTERNATIONAL THERMONUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL REACTOR (ITER);

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 0032684578     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(99)00053-8     Document Type: Article

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