Liquid lithium target under steady state ultra high heat load of 1 GW/m range for International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF)

Nakamura, Hiroo; Ida, Mizuho*; Nakamura, Hideo; Takeuchi, Hiroshi; IFMIF International Team

Fusion Engineering and Design, 65(3), p.467 - 474, 2003/04

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-3796(03)00019-X

IFMIF is an accelerator-based neutron source for development of fusion materials. The Li target system consists of a target assembly, a Li purification system and various diagnostics. An intense deuterium beam power up to 10 MW in a footprint of 205 cm corresponds to ultra high heat flux up to 1 GW/m. To handle such an ultra high heat flux, the high-speed liquid Li flow with a velocity of 20 m/s and a concave flow configuration are necessary. According to thermal-hydraulic analysis, an induced centrifugal force (160 G) under the concave back wall of a radius of 25 cm is sufficient for IFMIF operation. To confirm the hydraulic characteristics of Li flow, water jet experiment has been done. Moreover, validation experiment in Li loop is planned. In addition, to control tritium and impurities such as C, N, O below permissible levels, a cold trap and two hot traps are used. These technologies have similarities in plasma facing components in fusion reactor. In presentation, the IFMIF Li target technology and its application of to the plasma facing component will be discussed.