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MHD R&D Activities for Liquid Metal Blankets

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  • Chiara Mistrangelo

    (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany)

  • Leo Bühler

    (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany)

  • Ciro Alberghi

    (ESSENTIAL Group, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

  • Serena Bassini

    (ENEA FSN-ING Division, C.R. Brasimone, Bacino del Brasimone, 40032 Camugnano, Italy)

  • Luigi Candido

    (ESSENTIAL Group, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

  • Cyril Courtessole

    (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany)

  • Alessandro Tassone

    (DIAEE Nuclear Section, Sapienza University of Rome, 00186 Rome, Italy)

  • Fernando R. Urgorri

    (National Fusion Laboratory, CIEMAT, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Oleg Zikanov

    (College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI 48128-1491, USA)

Abstract

According to the most recently revised European design strategy for DEMO breeding blankets, mature concepts have been identified that require a reduced technological extrapolation towards DEMO and will be tested in ITER. In order to optimize and finalize the design of test blanket modules, a number of issues have to be better understood that are related to the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) interactions of the liquid breeder with the strong magnetic field that confines the fusion plasma. The aim of the present paper is to describe the state of the art of the study of MHD effects coupled with other physical phenomena, such as tritium transport, corrosion and heat transfer. Both numerical and experimental approaches are discussed, as well as future requirements to achieve a reliable prediction of these processes in liquid metal blankets.

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  • Chiara Mistrangelo & Leo Bühler & Ciro Alberghi & Serena Bassini & Luigi Candido & Cyril Courtessole & Alessandro Tassone & Fernando R. Urgorri & Oleg Zikanov, 2021. "MHD R&D Activities for Liquid Metal Blankets," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(20), pages 1-37, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:20:p:6640-:d:655933
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    1. Lorenzo Melchiorri & Vincenzo Narcisi & Fabio Giannetti & Gianfranco Caruso & Alessandro Tassone, 2021. "Development of a RELAP5/MOD3.3 Module for MHD Pressure Drop Analysis in Liquid Metals Loops: Verification and Validation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-29, September.
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