A novel technique for disruption simulation and accident analysis using an ET plasma source

Author

Sharpe, J.P. ; Bourham, M.A. ; Gilligan, J.G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Nucl. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

19-22 May 1997

Firstpage

171

Abstract

Summary form only given. In order to penetrate defensible safety analyses for future tokamak reactors, disruption effects on plasma-facing materials and subsequent aerosol formation mechanisms must be well understood and benchmarked with a relevant database. One technique for disruption simulation involves the use of an electrothermal (ET) plasma source. The ET facility SIRENS at North Carolina State University has been modified to study disruption-induced aerosol mobilization for ITER relevant materials. Particle transport properties obtained from experiments contribute to a materials database for use in ITER safety analysis.

Keywords

aerosols; fusion reactor materials; fusion reactor safety; fusion reactor theory; plasma production; plasma simulation; plasma toroidal confinement; plasma transport processes; plasma-wall interactions; ET plasma source; ITER relevant materials; ITER safety analysis; International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor; North Carolina State University; SIRENS facility; accident analysis; aerosol formation mechanism; disruption effects; disruption simulation; disruption-induced aerosol mobilization; electrothermal plasma source; future tokamak reactors; particle transport properties; plasma-facing materials; Accidents; Aerosols; Analytical models; Databases; Inductors; Plasma materials processing; Plasma simulation; Plasma sources; Safety; Tokamaks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 1997. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1997 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3990-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.1997.604498

Filename

604498