Thermo fluid dynamics and chamber aerosol behavior for thin liquid wall under IFE cyclic operation

A. René Raffray, S. I. Abdel-Khalik, D. Haynes, F. Najmabadi, J. Phillip Sharpe, Minami Yoda, Mofreh Zaghloul

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Abstract

A thin-liquid-wall configuration combines the attractive features of a solid wall with the advantages of a renewable armor to accommodate the threat spectra produced by inertial fusion energy targets. Key design issues for successful implementation of the thin-liquid-film wall protection schemes are the reestablishment of the thin liquid armor and the state of the chamber environment prior to each shot relative to the requirements imposed by the driver and target thermal and injection control. Experimental and numerical studies have been conducted to examine the fluid dynamic aspects of thin-liquid-film protection systems with either radial injection through a porous first wall or forced flow of a thin liquid film tangential to a solid first wall. Analyses were also conducted to help assess and understand key processes influencing the chamber environment, including ablation mechanisms that could lead to aerosol formation and the behavior of such aerosol in the chamber. Results from these studies are described in this paper.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)438-450+520
JournalFusion Science and Technology
Volume46
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ablation mechanisms
  • Inertial fusion energy
  • Wetted wall

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering

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