Double-Layer Flow Channel Insert for Electric and Thermal Insulation in the Dual-Coolant Lead-Lithium Blanket
Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 56 / Number 1 / July 2009 / Pages 201-205
Tritium, Safety, and Environment / Eighteenth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (Part 1) / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST09-A8902
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A new modification of the flow channel insert (FCI) called "double-layer" or "nested" FCI (nFCI) is assessed numerically for the poloidal duct flows in the dual-coolant lead-lithium (DCLL) blanket under the US DEMO outboard (OB) blanket conditions. The proposed nFCI mitigates the thermal stress while providing sufficient thermal insulation and reducing the MHD pressure drop.
