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Analysis and design of high power density self-cooled lithium and vanadium blanket.

DE2001757505

Publication Date	2000
Personal Author	Gohar, Y.; Majumdar, S.; Smith, D.
Page Count	116
Abstract	A self-cooled lithium-vanadium blanket concept capable of operating with 2 MW/m2 surface heat flux, 10 MW/m2 neutron wall loading, and conservative engineering rules has been developed. The blanket has liquid lithium as the tritium breeder and the coolant to alleviate issues of coolant breeder compatibility and reactivity. Vanadium alloy (V-4Cr-4Ti) is used as the structural material because it can accommodate high heat loads. Also, it has good mechanical properties at high temperatures, potential for high neutron fluence capability, good compatibility with the blanket materials, low decay heat, and low waste disposal rating. Self-healing electrical insulator (CaO) is utilized to reduce the MHD pressure drop. A poloidal coolant flow with high velocity at the first wall is used to reduce the peak temperature of the vanadium structure and to accommodate high surface heat flux. The blanket has a simple geometrical configuration and low coolant pressure to reduce the fabrication cost, to improve the blanket reliability, and to increase confidence in its performance. Spectral shifters are utilized to improve the blanket shielding capability and energy multiplication, and to reduce the radial blanket thickness. Natural lithium is used to avoid extra cost related to the lithium enrichment process.
Keywords	Breeding blankets Cooling systems Design Lithium Power density Vanadium
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Argonne National Lab., IL.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200123
Contract Number	W-31-109-ENG-38

Analysis and design of high power density self-cooled lithium and vanadium blanket.

Analysis and design of high power density self-cooled lithium and vanadium blanket.
DE2001757505

Publication Date	2000
Personal Author	Gohar, Y.; Majumdar, S.; Smith, D.
Page Count	116
Abstract	A self-cooled lithium-vanadium blanket concept capable of operating with 2 MW/m2 surface heat flux, 10 MW/m2 neutron wall loading, and conservative engineering rules has been developed. The blanket has liquid lithium as the tritium breeder and the coolant to alleviate issues of coolant breeder compatibility and reactivity. Vanadium alloy (V-4Cr-4Ti) is used as the structural material because it can accommodate high heat loads. Also, it has good mechanical properties at high temperatures, potential for high neutron fluence capability, good compatibility with the blanket materials, low decay heat, and low waste disposal rating. Self-healing electrical insulator (CaO) is utilized to reduce the MHD pressure drop. A poloidal coolant flow with high velocity at the first wall is used to reduce the peak temperature of the vanadium structure and to accommodate high surface heat flux. The blanket has a simple geometrical configuration and low coolant pressure to reduce the fabrication cost, to improve the blanket reliability, and to increase confidence in its performance. Spectral shifters are utilized to improve the blanket shielding capability and energy multiplication, and to reduce the radial blanket thickness. Natural lithium is used to avoid extra cost related to the lithium enrichment process.
Keywords	Breeding blankets Cooling systems Design Lithium Power density Vanadium
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Argonne National Lab., IL.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200123
Contract Number	W-31-109-ENG-38