Development of ITER divertor vertical target with annular flow concept - I: Thermal-hydraulic characteristics of annular swirl tube

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 521-529

  Ezato, K ^a   Dairaku, M ^a   Taniguchi, M ^a   Sato, K ^a   Suzuki, S ^a   Akiba, M ^a   Ibbott, C ^b   Tivey, R ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor ITER Garching   (Germany)

Author keywords

Annular swirl tube; Critical heat flux; Divertor

Indexed keywords

COOLING WATER; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TREATMENT; HEATING; HYDRAULICS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; VELOCITY CONTROL;

ANNULAR SWIRL TUBE; CRITICAL HEAT FLUX (CHF); DIVERTORS; INTERNATIONAL THERMONUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL REACTOR (ITER);

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 19644366832     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST04-A587     Document Type: Article

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