Title :
Models and experiments for liquid metal-water interaction in fusion reactor blankets
Author :
Zucchetti, M. ; Balma, S. ; Ciampichetti, A.
Author_Institution :
DENER, Politec. di Torino, Torino, Italy
Abstract :
The interaction between heavy liquid metals and pressurized water is an important issue both for fusion and fission reactors of new generation. The main results of past experimental activities aimed to investigate this issue are summarized in this paper. A simplified model has been developed to reproduce some of these results. In conditions of water injected in the liquid metal pool at low pressure, the model gives satisfactory results.
Keywords :
fusion reactor blankets; fusion reactor safety; liquid metals; water; fission reactors; fusion reactor blankets; fusion reactor safety; heavy liquid metals; liquid metal-water interaction; pressurized water; Accidents; Coolants; Cooling; Employment; Fission reactors; Fusion power generation; Fusion reactor design; Fusion reactors; Inductors; Lead; Heavy liquid metals; experiments of interaction with water; simplified model of water injection in a liquid metal pool;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 2009. SOFE 2009. 23rd IEEE/NPSS Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2635-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2636-2
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.2009.5226379
