K G McClements J Young L Garzotti O M Jones C A Michael
The work reported in this paper has already been presented internally by placement student Jacob Young at a MAST Physics and Technology meeting on December 17 2020. Therefore it does not require a paper review presentation. Please also note that the paper is proposed for inclusion in a special issue of Plasma Research Express linked to the recent I…
Preprint PublishedA. R. Jackson A. S. Jacobsen K. G. McClements C. A. Michael M. Cecconello
The efficient confinement of fast ions is crucial to the development of a fusion power plant. Sawtooth crashes are a manifestation of an internal kink instability, which can severely degrade this confinement. The effect of these on a fast ion population can be investigated using fast-ion deuterium-alpha (FIDA) spectroscopy, where charge exchange…
Preprint PublishedYiqiang Wang Omar Mohamed Keren Dunn Tan Sui Mutaz Bashir Peter Copper Adomas Lukenskas Guiyi Wu Michael Gorley
Precipitation hardened Copper-Chromium-Zirconium (CuCrZr) alloy is a prime candidate for divertor components in future European DEMOnstration fusion reactors. To develop the DEMO Design Criteria for In-vessel Components (DDC-IC), the failure criterion of CuCrZr needs to be investigated. Hence, the effects of stress triaxiality and loading…
Preprint PublishedSamuel Rogers David Bowden Rahul Unnikrishnan Fabio Scenini Michael Preuss David Stewart Daniele Dini David Dye
The galling behaviour of 316L stainless steel was investigated in both the unoxidised and oxidised states, after exposure in simulated PWR water for 850 hours. Galling testing was performed according to ASTM G196 in ambient conditions. 316L was found to gall by the wedge growth and flow mechanism in both conditions. This resulted in folds ahead of …
Preprint PublishedRuben Otin Shafa Aria Vaughan Thompson Rob Lobel John Willians Zsolt Vizvary Daniel Iglesias Michael Porton
Nuclear fusion is the process that heats the stars by the collision of atomic nuclei which fuse together to form heavier elements and release energy. The generation of energy using this process has several advantages: no carbon emissions, abundant fuel supplies, efficiency, reliability and operationally safe. One way to achieve the necessary con…
Preprint PublishedMaria Lorena Richiusa Wayne Arter Dominic Calleja Medhi Firdaouss Jonathan Gerardin Michael Kovari Francesco Maviglia Zsolt Vizvary
Within the framework of EUROfusion DEMO First Wall and limiter design activities, the protection of the First Wall against power deposition peaks is being considered. During steady-state operation, the radiative power from the plasma could be considered uniformly spread on plasma-facing components. However, the presence of openings (i.e. g…
Preprint PublishedAlbert D. Smith Jack M. Donoghue Alistair J.W. Garner David Lunt Allan Harte Keith Wilford Philip J. Withers Michael Preuss
Proton irradiation is often used as a proxy for neutron irradiation but the irradiated layer is typically
Preprint PublishedMichael Gorley Eberhard Diegele Ermile Gaganidze Ferenc Gillemot Gerald Pintsuk
The development of a specific materials database and handbook, for engineering design of in-vessel components of EU-DEMO, is an essential requirement for assessing the structural integrity by design. For key in-vessel materials, including EURFOER97, CuCrZr, Tungsten and dielectric and optical materials, this development has been ongoing now within …
Preprint PublishedLee Aucott Hongbiao Dong Wajira Mirihanage Robert Atwood Anton Kidess Shian Gao Shuwen Wen John Marsden Shuo Feng Mingming Tong Thomas Connolley Michael Drakopoulos Chris R. Kleijn Ian M. Richardson David J. Browne Ragnvald H. Mathiesen Helen. V. Atkinson
Internal flow behaviour during melt-pool-based metal manufacturing remains unclear and hinders progression to process optimisation. In this contribution, we present direct time-resolved imaging of melt pool flow dynamics from a high-energy synchrotron radiation experiment. We track internal flow streams during arc welding of steel and measure insta…
Preprint PublishedMaria Lorena Richiusa Daniel Iglesias Guy F. Matthews Michael Porton Vaughan K. Thompson Zsolt Vizvary
The next D-T campaign will push JET ITER-like Wall (IWL) to high divertor power and energy levels. During the 2016 campaign, the Strike Point (SP) sweeping permitted relevant H-mode scenarios without exceeding the temperature limits imposed by JET Operation Instructions (JOIs). In the subsequent shutdown, six outer divertor tungsten-coated 2D carbo…
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