Recent research and development for the dual-coolant blanket concept in the US

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 83, Issue 7-9, 2008, Pages 920-927

  Morley, N B ^a   Katoh, Y ^b   Malang, S ^c   Pint, B A ^b   Raffray, A R ^d   Sharafat, S ^a   Smolentsev, S ^a   Youngblood, G E ^e  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of California San Diego ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blanket; Compatibility; Conductivity; Dual coolant lead lithium; MHD; Pb 17Li; Tritium permeation

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COOLANTS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; FOAMS; LEAD ALLOYS; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; METAL RECOVERY; SILICON CARBIDE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRITIUM;

BLANKET; COMPATIBILITY; CONDUCTIVITY; DUAL-COOLANT LEAD-LITHIUM; MHD; PB-17LI;

LEAD;

EID: 56949100021     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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