Simulation of cracks in tungsten under ITER specific transient heat loads

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 15-24, 2007, Pages 1657-1663

  Pestchanyi, S E ^a   Linke, J ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cracking; Divertor armour materials; ITER ELM heat load; Simulations; Tungsten

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

DIVERTOR ARMOUR MATERIALS; QUASISTATIONARY PLASMA ACCELERATOR; TUNGSTEN SURFACE;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 34948847114     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2007.01.028     Document Type: Article

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