International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) divertor plate performance and lifetime considerations [electronic resource].
Published
Washington, D.C : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Energy Research, 1990. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
The ITER divertor plate performance during the technology phase of operation has been analyzed. High-Z materials, such as tungsten and tantalum, have been considered as plasma side materials, and refractory metal alloys, Ta-10W, TZM, Nb-1Zr, and V-15Cr-5Ti, plus copper alloys have been considered as the structural materials. The fatigue lifetime have been predicted for structural plates and for duplex plates with the plasma side material bonded to the structure. The results indicate that refractory alloys have a comparable or improved performance to copper alloys. Peak allowable heat fluxes for these analyses are in the range of 15--20 MW/m² for 2 mm thick structural plates and 7--11 MW/m² for 4 mm thick duplex plates. 4 refs., 55 figs., 6 tabs.