Oscillatory vapour shielding of liquid metal walls in nuclear fusion devices

G. G. van Eden; V. Kvon; M. C. M. van de Sanden; T. W. Morgan

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00288-y

Nature Communications (Aug 2017)

Oscillatory vapour shielding of liquid metal walls in nuclear fusion devices

G. G. van Eden,
V. Kvon,
M. C. M. van de Sanden,
T. W. Morgan

Affiliations

G. G. van Eden: DIFFER—Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research
V. Kvon: DIFFER—Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research
M. C. M. van de Sanden: DIFFER—Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research
T. W. Morgan: DIFFER—Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00288-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Vapour shielding is one of the interesting mechanisms for reducing the heat load to plasma facing components in fusion reactors. Here the authors report on the observation of a dynamic equilibrium between the plasma and the divertor liquid Sn surface leading to an overall stable surface temperature.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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