Optimization of a water-cooled divertor for the European power plant conceptual study

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 61-62, Issue , 2002, Pages 177-183

  Li Puma, A ^a   Giancarli, L ^b   Poitevin, Y ^a   Salavy, J F ^b   Sardain, P ^c   Szczepanski, J ^a  

^a Lab de Concepts Avancés   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

Divertor; Efficiency; Monoblock; Power reactor

Indexed keywords

EXTRAPOLATION; HEAT FLUX; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER COOLED REACTORS;

WATER-COOLED DIVERTORS;

FUSION REACTOR DIVERTORS;

EID: 0036865308     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(02)00116-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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