Radiation damage in liquid-protected first-wall materials for IFE-reactors

Sahin S., Moir R., Sahinaslan A., Sahin H. M.

FUSION TECHNOLOGY, cilt.30, sa.3, ss.1027-1035, 1996 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1996
  • Doi Numarası: 10.13182/fst96-a11963072
  • Dergi Adı: FUSION TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1027-1035
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Material damage through displacements per atom (DPA) and helium gas production, as well as the tritium breeding and energy absorption in an IFE (Inertial Fusion Energy) reactor chamber have been investigated with variable coolant zone thickness using different liquids. Examples are given for HYLIFE-II (an IFE reactor design) energy conversion chambers using Flibe (Li2BeF4), natural lithium and Li17Pb83 eutectic as both coolant and wall protection. To achieve a useful energy density for energy conversion purposes with sufficient tritium breeding (TBR = 1.1), material protection (DPA < 100 and He < 500 appm in 30 years of operation) and shallow burial criteria, coolant zone thickness values are found to be 56 cm for Flibe, 160 cm for natural lithium and 170 cm for Li17Pb83 with SS-304 as structural material.