Heat load and deuterium plasma effects on SPS and WSP tungsten

• Authors: Monika Vilémová , Jiří Matějíček , Barbara Nevrlá , Maryna Chernyshova , Pawel Gasior , Ewa Kowalska-Strzeciwilk , Aleš Jäger
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Tungsten is a prime choice for armor material in future nuclear fusion devices. For the realization of fusion, it is necessary to address issues related to the plasma–armor interactions. In this work, several types of tungsten material were studied, i.e. tungsten prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS) and by water stabilized plasma spraying (WSP) technique. An intended surface porosity was created in the samples to model hydrogen/helium bubbles. The samples were subjected to a laser heat loading and a radiation loading of deuterium plasma to simulate edge plasma conditions of a nuclear fusion device (power density of 108 W/cm2 and 107 W/cm2, respectively, in the pulse intervals up to 200 ns). Thermally induced changes in the morphology and the damage to the studied surfaces are described. Possible consequences for the fusion device operation are pointed out.

Keywords

EN

tungsten; fusion; heat loading; irradiation; bubbles; surface damage

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Nukleonika
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 275-283

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2015

received

22 - 6 - 2014

online

22 - 6 - 2015

accepted

31 - 10 - 2014

Contributors

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Monika Vilémová

• Institute of Plasma Physics ASCR, Za Slovankou 1782/3, 182 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic

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Jiří Matějíček

• Institute of Plasma Physics ASCR, Za Slovankou 1782/3, 182 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic

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Barbara Nevrlá

• Institute of Plasma Physics ASCR, Za Slovankou 1782/3, 182 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic

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Maryna Chernyshova

• Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM), 23 Hery Str., 01-497 Warsaw, Poland

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Pawel Gasior

• Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM), 23 Hery Str., 01-497 Warsaw, Poland

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Ewa Kowalska-Strzeciwilk

• Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM), 23 Hery Str., 01-497 Warsaw, Poland

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Aleš Jäger

• Laboratory of Nanostructures and Nanomaterials, Institute of Physics, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/nuka-2015-0061