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Project
Investigation of tungsten exposed to fusion relevant intense H/He particle fluxes and thermal loads
Tungsten is used in fusion reactors to shield the rest of the device from the hot plasma. Therefore, tungsten is simultaneously exposed to a combination of neutron, particle and heat radiation. Two exposure conditions, H/He flux and thermal loads, are experimentally studied. This project will identify the alteration in damage behavior from both exposure-types in the presence of the other.
Date:1 Oct 2015 → 31 Mar 2016
Keywords:material characterization, high heat flux tests, plasma wall interaction, tungsten, transient thermal loads, nuclear fusion, plasma facing material
Disciplines:Materials science and engineering, Other materials engineering, Electrical power engineering, Metallurgical engineering, Energy generation, conversion and storage engineering, Semiconductor materials, Condensed matter physics and nanophysics, Ceramic and glass materials, Other engineering and technology