5 Controlled nuclear fusion: general aspects
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Ag; Ar; B; B4C; Be; C; Ca; Cr; Cu; D; Fe; H; H2O; HTO; He; KrF; Li; Li17Pb83; Mn; Mo; N; Nb; Ne; Ni; O; Pb; Pd; Po; Pu; Si; Sn; Ta; Th; U; V; W; Xe; aluminium nitride; aluminium oxide; aluminum nitride; aluminum oxide; argon; boron carbide; calcium oxide; chromium; copper; hydrocarbon; lead; lithium aluminate; lithium aluminium oxide; lithium oxide; manganese; nickel; niobium; niobium titanium; nitrogen; palladium; plutonium; silicon carbide; thorium; tin; triniobium tin; tungsten; vanadium; zirconium hydride |
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| Element Systems | Al-Li-O; Al-N; Al-O; B-C; Be-F-Li; C-H; C-Si; Ca-O; H-O; H-O-T; H-Zr; Li-O; Li-Pb; Nb-Sn; Nb-Ti |
| Properties | binding energy; concentration; energy gain; half-life; ionization; natural abundance; reactivity; sublimation temperature; thermal conductivity |
| Keywords | BOP; CFC dopant; D-3He fusion reaction; D-D fusion reaction; D-T fusion reaction; DT-fueled fusion power plant; Gamow factor; H-bomb; HCPB blanket; HYLIFE-II reaction chamber; ICF; ICF reactor; IFE power plant; IFE target; ITER; MCF; MCF power plant; NBI; PF coil; PFC; PFC coolant; Sombrero dry wall reaction chamber; Sombrero dry wall reaction chamber wall; T-T fusion reaction; TF coil; VT armor; WCLL blanket; ablator; alpha particle; annual nuclear fuel consumption; annual production; application; ash-removal efficiency; balance of plant; beta decay; blanket; breeder material; breeding material; carbon cycle; central solenoid module; chemical reactivity with air; chemical reactivity with water; coal-fired power plant ashes; construction material; coolant; cooling tube; cooling tube coating; corrosivity; cover gas; de-tritiation system; decay product; detritiation; divertor; dual coolant blanket; electrical insulator; erosion; extraction from sea water; fertile material; fissile material; flow channel insert; frozen pellet injection; fuel capsule; fuel container; fusion cross section; fusion plasma heating; fusion power density; fusion power plant; fusion product; fusion reaction; heat sink; helium cooled pebble bed blanket; in-vessel armor material; inertial confinement energy power plant; inertial confinement energy target; inertial confinement fusion; inertial confinement fusion energy power plant; inertial confinement reactor; irradiation damage immunity; isotope separation system; laser; laser beam displacement; light extraction time; liquid breeder blanket; low activation material; magnet stabilizer; magnetic confinement; magnetic confinement fusion; magnetic confinement fusion power plant; material recycling; mineral; moderator; neutral beam injection; neutron capture; neutron damage; neutron multiplication; neutron multiplier; nuclear fission; nuclear fuel; nuclear fusion; nuclear fusion plant; nuclear fusion power plant; nuclear reactor; nuclear waste; nuclear weapon; ore; panel armor; peak fusion power; plasma facing component; plasma facing component coolant; plasma refueling; poloidal magnetic field coil; port limiter armor; power plant structure; price; proton-proton cycle; radiating impurity injection; radioactivity; recovery; reserve reach; reserves; shielding; short energy decay time; solid breeder blanket; structural wall; structure material; super-conducting magnet; superconductor; target illumination; thermal insulator; thermal shock resistance; tokamak exhaust processing; toroidal magnetic field coil; tritium breeding; tritium breeding blanket; tritium breeding capability; tritium permeation barrier; tritium removal facility; vacuum vessel shielding; vertical target plate armor; vertical target plate coolant; wall armor; wall lifetime; water cooled lead lithium blanket |
| Main Subjects | MCF; coal-fired power plant ashes; magnetic confinement fusion; nuclear fission; nuclear fusion |
| Secondary Subjects | ICF; ICF reactor balance; ITER; Lawson criterion; MCF; MF reactor; break-even; burn-up fraction; construction material; controlled nuclear fusion; energy balance; fuel cycle; fusion energy gain factor; fusion power density; fusion process; fusion reaction; fusion reactor; ignition; inertial confinement; inertial confinement fusion; inertial confinement reactor; inertial confinement system; introduction; magnetic confinement; magnetic confinement fusion; magnetic confinement system; magnetically confined plasma; neutron multiplier; nuclear proliferation; operation material; operational conditions; personnel safety; power balance; power gain factor; radioactive material; reaction cross-section; reaction rate; reactor technology; spark ignition |
| Substrates | 6Li2O; B-10; B-11; Be-7; Be-8; Be-9; C-12; CFC; Ca-40; D-2; D-3; EUROFER; Fe-56; H-1; H-3; He-3; He-4; He-5; La12; Li ceramics; Li-6; Li-7; LiPb; Mo-93; Mo-98; Nb-94; Ni-59; O-16; ODS ferrite steel; OPSTAB; Pb-17Li; Pb-208; Pb-209; Pb-210; Pb-Li alloy; Po-210; Pu-239; SiC/SiC composite; T; T-3; Th-232; U-233; U-235; U-236; U-238; V alloy; V5Ti; amblygonite; atmosphere; carbon fiber reinforced carbon; concrete; copper alloy; deuterium; eucrypotite; ferritic-martensitic steel; fluorine lithium beryllium; graphite; heavy water; lepidolite; metal hydride; petalite; polyimide; polystyrene; rebar; reinforcing steel; salt brine; sea water; spodumene; steel; tritiated water; tritium; vanadium alloy |
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| Title | 5 Controlled nuclear fusion: general aspects |
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| Author | E. Rebhan, D. Reiter, R. Weynants, U. Samm, W. J. Hogan, J. Raeder, T. Hamacher | |
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| Part of | Landolt-Börnstein - Group VIII Advanced Materials and Technologies | |
| Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology | ||
| Volume | 3B: Nuclear Energy |
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| Edited by | K. Heinloth | |
| Chapter-DOI | 10.1007/10857629_15 | |
| Book-DOI | 10.1007/b82984 (Volume in Bookshelf) |
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| RIS-Export | Rebhan, E., Reiter, D., Weynants, R., Samm, U., Hogan, W. J., Raeder, J., Hamacher, T.: 5 Controlled nuclear fusion: general aspects. Heinloth, K. (ed.). SpringerMaterials - The Landolt-Börnstein Database (http://www.springermaterials.com). DOI: 10.1007/10857629_15 |
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Abstract
| 5 Controlled nuclear fusion: general aspects, part of 'Landolt-Börnstein - Group VIII Advanced Materials and Technologies: Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology, Volume 3B: Nuclear Energy'. | |
| This document is part of Subvolume B 'Nuclear Energy' of Volume 3 'Energy Technologies' of Landolt-Börnstein Group VIII 'Advanced Materials and Technologies'. It contains: 5.1 Fusion processes [E. Rebhan] 5.1.1 Introduction 5.1.2 Binding energy of nuclei 5.1.3 Fusion reactions 5.1.4 Reaction cross-sections and reaction rates 5.2 Operational conditions and balances [D. Reiter] 5.2.1 Introduction 5.2.2 Fusion power density 5.2.3 The fusion energy gain factor G and the power gain factor Q 5.2.4 Break-even, ignition 5.2.5 Power balances for magnetically confined plasmas 5.2.6 The Lawson criterion 5.2.7 Power balances for inertial confinement systems 5.2.8 Burn-up fraction 5.2.9 ICF reactor balance 5.2.10 Spark ignition 5.3 Main principles of a fusion reactor [R. Weynants] 5.3.1 Introduction 5.3.2 Magnetic confinement fusion (MCF) 5.3.2.1 Principles of confinement by magnetic fields 5.3.2.2 Main magnetic confinement configurations 5.3.2.3 Outline of an MF reactor 5.3.3 Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) 5.3.3.1 Main inertial confinement principles 5.3.3.2 Main inertial confinement configurations 5.3.3.3 Outline of an inertial confinement reactor 5.4 Reactor technology for magnetic confinement [U. Samm] 5.4.1 First wall and high heat flux components 5.4.2 Systems for heating, current drive, profile control and refueling 5.4.3 Blanket, shield, and energy conversion system 5.4.4 Fuel cycle 5.4.5 Magnet systems 5.4.6 Remote handling 5.5 Reactor technology for inertial confinement [W.J. Hogan] 5.5.1 Introduction 5.5.2 Targets 5.5.3 Drivers 5.5.4 Target fabrication and positioning systems 5.5.5 Reaction chamber systems 5.5.6 Balance-of-plant systems 5.5.7 Special design issues 5.6 Safety and environmental aspects of magnetic confinement systems [J. Raeder] 5.6.1 Introduction 5.6.2 The safety characteristics of magnetic confinement fusion 5.6.3 Safety concept 5.6.3.1 Safety objectives 5.6.3.2 Safety principles 5.6.3.3 Criteria and guidelines 5.6.3.4 Implementation of safety 5.6.4 Plant models 5.6.5 Safety-relevant inventories 5.6.6 Normal operation effluents 5.6.7 Personnel safety 5.6.8 Accidents 5.6.9 Radioactive materials 5.6.10 Proliferation 5.6.11 Conclusions 5.7 Fusion resources [T. Hamacher] 5.7.1 Introduction 5.7.2 Fusion plant material requirement 5.7.3 Fusion fuels 5.7.3.1 Deuterium 5.7.3.2 Lithium 5.7.4 Construction materials 5.7.4.1 Neutron multipliers (beryllium and lead) 5.7.4.2 Niobium for magnets 5.7.4.3 Vanadium as structural material 5.7.4.4 Wall armors 5.7.4.5 Copper 5.7.5 Operation materials 5.7.6 Energy requirements 5.7.7 Summary and conclusions 5.8 References for 5 |
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