Ruben 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 PublishedD. Iglesias W. Arter I. Balboa P. Bunting C. Challis J.W. Coenen Y. Corre S. Esquembri S. Jachmich K. Krieger G.F. Matthews R.A. Pittsh V. Riccardo M.L. Richiusa M. Porton F. Rimini S. Silburn V.K. Thompson R. Otin D. Valcarcel L. Vitton-Mea Z. Vizvary J. Williams JET contributors
The JET outboard divertor targets are the in-vessel components which receive the largest heat flux density. Surface delamination, radial cracks, and tie rod failures have been observed in the outboard tungsten-coated CFC tiles, while bulk tungsten special lamellas were intentionally melted in dedicated experiments. These different types of damag…
PreprintMaria 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…
Preprint PublishedD. Hancock D. Homfray M. Porton I. Todd B. Wynne
Tungsten has long been the favoured armour material for plasma facing high heat flux components proposed for future fusion reactors, but studies examining the use of tungsten or other refractory metals in the underlying cooled structures have historically excluded them, leaving current concepts heavily dependent on copper alloys such as copper chro…
Preprint PublishedD. Hancock D. Homfray M. Porton I. Todd B. Wynne R. Bamber K. Flinders P. Jepson H. Lewtas H. Robinson
The development of improved designs for components which will be subject to high heat fluxes has been identified as a critical challenge for the realisation of commercial fusion power. This paper presents details of a facility which allows early verification of thermofluid and thermomechananical performance of prototype components and enables compa…
PreprintB.P Wynne M.J. Gorley P.F. Zheng A.J. Cackett M. Porton E. Surrey
The microstructure and thermal stability of V-4Cr-4Ti-1.8Y-0.4Ti3SiC2 alloy, fabricated by 60 hr mechanical milling of blended powders followed by spark plasma sintering (SPS) and hot isostatic pressing, has been investigated. Analysis was undertaken using orientation image maps obtained from the electron backscattering and transmission Kikuchi dif…
Preprint PurchaseS. Kirk M. Porton G. Perez Z. Vizvary N. Luzginova G. Eaton S. Banetta T. Cicero
The detachment of a beryllium tile from the ITER Normal Heat Flux (NHF) First Wall (FW) panels would result in an unacceptable degradation of panel performance. Such detachment has previously been observed under High Heat flux (HHF) testing of NHF FW prototypes, with initiation of de-bonding at tile edges and subsequent delamination occurring betwe…
PreprintG. Pérez M. Porton S. Kirk Z. Vizvary G. Eaton
The European ITER First Wall panel design relies on a HIP based manufacturing sequence. However, failures of the bond to the beryllium tile might occur during the fabrication and under high heat flux qualification. A dedicated project has been stablished between UKAEA/CCFE and F4E aiming to identify suitable repair techniques. One of the most prom…
PreprintE. Surrey M. Porton A. Caballero T. Davenne D. Findlay A. Letchford J. Thomason J. Marrow S. Roberts Andrei Seryi B. Connolly P. Mummery H. Owen
The erosion and high neutron flux in a fusion power plant results in the need for frequent remote replacement of the plasma facing components. This is a complex and time consuming remote handling operation and its duration directly affects the availability and therefore the commercial viability of the power plant. A tool is needed to allow the main…
PublishedE. Surrey M. Porton A. Caballero T. Davenne D. Findlay A. Letchford J. Thomason J. Marrow S. Roberts Andrei Seryi B. Connolly P. Mummery H. Owen
The need to populate the fusion materials engineering data base has long been recognized, the IFMIF facility being the present proposed neutron source for this purpose. Re-evaluation of the regulatory approach for the EU proposed DEMO device shows that the specification of the neutron source can be reduced with respect to IFMIF, allowing lower risk…
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