A fusion reactor design with a liquid first wall and divertor

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 72, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 181-221

  Nygren, R E ^a   Rognlien, T D ^b   Rensink, M E ^b   Smolentsev, S S ^c   Youssef, M Z ^c   Sawan, M E ^d   Merrill, B J ^e   Eberle, C ^f   Fogarty, P J ^f   Nelson, B E ^f   Sze, D K ^g   Majeski, R ^h  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha power; APEX; Magneto hydrodynamic effects

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; STEEL; THERMAL STRESS; TRITIUM; WALL FLOW;

ALPHA POWER; APEX; HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS; MAGNETO-HYDRODYNAMIC EFFECTS;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 7444269174     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2004.07.007     Document Type: Article

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