Fusion reactor applications

Pierson, H. O., and Mullendore, R. W., Boron Coatings on Graphite for Fusion Reactor Applications, Thin Solid Films, 63 257-261 (1979)... 

Mullendore, A. W., Whitley, J. B., andMattox,D. M., Thermal F atigue T esting of Coatings for Fusion Reactor Applications, Thin SolidFilms, 83 79-85 (1981)... 

These radiation-resistant aromatic polymers containing heteroatoms recently draw much attention from the viewpoint of materials for fusion reactor applications. However, no investigation has been done on radiation effects of these polymers at cryogenic temperatures. Further experiments are required to make the selection of available polymer materials for fusion reactors. 

Forcey, K.S. et al.. Hydrogen transport and solubility in 316L and 1.4914 steels for fusion reactor applications, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 160, 117-124 (1988). 

This paper briefly reviews the recent progress in design and R D status of SiC/SiC composites for fusion reactor applications in the initial section. It also overviews the remaining critical issues related to nuclear applications of SiC/SiC composites, such as transmutation gases, thermal properties, Pb-17Li compatibility, hermeticity, joining techniques and protective coatings. Finally, emphases of future work on SiC/SiC composites for fusion applications are prospected. 

The past few years have seen a rapid growth in the number of experiments investigating various aspects of the CT. A wide variety of techniques have been successfully developed to produce a CT. Studies of the CT have increased greatly our understanding of various macroscopic properties and have shown macroscopically stable equilibria. Studies of transport and other microscopic effects are just beginning and, if successful confinement is achieved, would offer encouraging possibilities for eventual fusion reactor applications. 

The RAFM steels have been developed for fusion reactor applications, in particular as structural materials for the blankets. The current reference RAFM steel grades, such as EUROFER, exhibit creep resistance comparable to that of T91 [137]. There is an on-going effort by the fusion community to further improve the performance of RAFM steels by alloy chemistry optimization and TMT [136]. However, the low activation criteria impose severe constraints for instance austenite stabilizing elements Co and Cu cannot be used. 

G.E.C. Bell, P.S. Bishop, Compatibility of Vanadium AUoys with Reactor-grade Helium for Fusion Reactor Applications, CONF-930318—3, US-DOE, 1993. 

A.W. Mullendore, J.B. Whitley, H.O. Pierson, D.M. Mattox, Mechanical properties of chemically vapor deposited coatings for fusion reactor applications, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. 18 (1981) 1049. 

Ki. P. Pells, Ceramic materials for fusion reactor applications, J. Nucl. Mater., 123 (1984) 1338-1351. 

Novak, S., Rade, K., Konig, K., Boccac-cini, A. R. (2008). Electrophoretic deposition in the production of SiC/SiC composites for fusion reactor applications. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 28, 2801-2807. doi 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.04.004. 

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