A high temperature blanket concept for hydrogen production

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 83, Issue 7-9, 2008, Pages 903-911

  Chen, H ^a   Wu, Y ^a   Konishi, S ^b   Hayward, Jim ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLASMA PHYSICS   (China)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c EFDA CLOSE SUPPORT UNIT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fusion power; High temperature blanket; Hydrogen production

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; FERRITIC STEEL; FUSION REACTORS; GAS FUEL MANUFACTURE; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROGEN; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OXYGEN; REFORMING REACTIONS; STEAM ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TRITIUM;

CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITIES; CONCEPT BASED; FUSION ENERGIES; FUSION POWER; HIGH TEMPERATURE BLANKET; HIGH TEMPERATURES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; MULTILAYER FLOWS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSES; SPLITTING PROCESSES; STEAM REFORMING REACTIONS; STRUCTURAL MATERIALS; WATER ELECTROLYSES;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 56949089845     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2008.07.031     Document Type: Article

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