Design and analysis of the Prometheus wetted wall IFE reactor cavity

Author

Tillack, M.S. ; Youssef, M.Z. ; Abdou, M.A. ; Raffray, A.R. ; Eggleston, J. ; El-Azab, A. ; Gorbis, Z. ; Issacci, F. ; Jun, I. ; Sharafat, S. ; Ying, A.Y. ; Ghoniem, N.

Author_Institution

Mech. Aerosp. & Nucl. Eng. Dept., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

30 Sep-3 Oct 1991

Firstpage

223

Abstract

The design and engineering of a wetted wall cavity are in progress at UCLA as a part of an inertial fusion energy (IFE) reactor study led by McDonnell Douglas. The authors outline the design methodology, analyze the thermal, mechanical, nuclear and energy conversion attributes of the cavity, and present possible solutions to outstanding problems. The choice of a wetted wall cavity was made following an assessment of previous IFE cavity designs and evaluation of a number of key design goals, including: safety and environmental attractiveness, reliability, ease of maintenance, high thermal cycle efficiency, and long component lifetime. Design of the present wetted wall concept considers several important issues, including: (1) limits on cavity clearing time due to the requirement to conduct heat out radially; (2) film flow uniformity, wetting, and drainage; and (3) mechanical response of the first wall system

Keywords

fusion reactor safety; fusion reactor theory and design; nuclear reactor maintenance; IFE reactor cavity; McDonnell Douglas; Prometheus wetted wall; UCLA; cavity clearing time; component lifetime; design; design methodology; drainage; energy conversion; environmental attractiveness; film flow; first wall; inertial fusion energy; maintenance; mechanical response; reactor study; reliability; safety; thermal cycle efficiency; Coolants; Design engineering; Fusion reactor design; Inductors; Neutrons; Power engineering and energy; Reliability engineering; Safety; Silicon carbide; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1991. Proceedings., 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0132-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1991.218912

Filename

218912