Journal Article

FZJ-2015-06874

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Final Case for a Stainless Steel Diagnostic First Wall on ITER

Pitts, R. A. (Corresponding author) ; Bazylev, B. ; Linke, J.FZJ* ; Landman, I. ; Lehnen, M. ; Loewenhoff, T.FZJ* ; Merola, M. ; Roccella, R. ; Saibene, G. ; Smith, M. ; Loesser, D. ; Udintsev, V. S.

2015
Elsevier Science Amsterdam [u.a.]

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Abstract: In 2010 the ITER Organization (IO) proposed to eliminate the beryllium armour on the plasma-facing surface of the diagnostic port plugs and instead to use bare stainless steel (SS), simplifying the design and providing significant cost reduction. Transport simulations at the IO confirmed that charge-exchange sputtering of the SS surfaces would not affect burning plasma operation through core impurity contamination, but a second key issue is the potential melt damage/material loss inflicted by the intense photon radiation flashes expected at the thermal quench of disruptions mitigated by massive gas injection. This paper addresses this second issue through a combination of ITER relevant experimental heat load tests and qualitative theoretical arguments of melt layer stability. It demonstrates that SS can be employed as material for the port plug plasma-facing surface and this has now been adopted into the ITER baseline

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Werkstoffstruktur und -eigenschaften (IEK-2)

Research Program(s):

1. 174 - Plasma-Wall-Interaction (POF3-174) (POF3-174)

Appears in the scientific report 2015

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Current Contents - Engineering, Computing and Technology ; Current Contents - Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences ; IF < 5 ; JCR ; Nationallizenz ; SCOPUS ; Science Citation Index ; Science Citation Index Expanded ; Thomson Reuters Master Journal List ; Web of Science Core Collection

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