Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 4 / Number 2P3 / September 1983 / Pages 791-796
Blanket and First Wall Engineering / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A22957
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The PE-II Solid Breeder Concept Integral Simulation Test is designed to simulate (by way of nonnuclear heating) the thermal-hydraulic/thermomechanical operating characteristics of a water-cooled, Li2O fusion reactor blanket. The test piece consists of a central coolant tube surrounded by a cylinder of solid breeder material. This test piece, which simulates a unit cell of a blanket, is then subjected to an external heat flux and a purge flow of helium at carefully controlled conditions. Instrumentation provides information on temperature profiles, moisture levels, and purge flow conditions. Pretest thermal/stress analysis of this experiment indicates that it can provide an accurate simulation of actual conditions in a prototypical fusion reactor blanket.