Daniel Padrão David Hancock James Paterson Frank Schoofs Christopher Tuck Ian Maskery
Heat sinks have manifold applications, from micro-electronics to nuclear fusion reactors. Their performance expectations will continue to increase in line with the power consumption and miniaturisation of technology. Additive manufacturing enables the creation of novel, compact heat sinks with greater surface-to-volume ratios and geometrical comple…
Preprint PublishedTriestino Minniti Frank Schoofs Llion Marc Evans Winfried Kockelmann J.H. You Heather Lewtas
The divertor target plates are the most exposed in-vessel components to high heat flux loads in a fusion reactor due to a combination of plasma bombardment, radiation and nuclear heating. Reliable exhaust systems of such a huge thermal power required a robust and durable divertor target with a sufficiently large heat removal capability and lifetime…
Preprint PublishedFrank Schoofs Mike Gorley
A comprehensive, standardised approach to high heat flux testing of materials is proposed, which allows for standardised data capture and comparison of measurements across global testing sites and setups. A meta-analysis of data for tungsten, with data re-captured in that format, highlights interesting trends with respect to appropriate damage metr…
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