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ORNL–General Atomics partnership on ceramic matrix composites
A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) with the objective of working together on advanced ceramic matrix composite materials for applications in extreme environments. Materials that can withstand extreme temperatures, radiation, corrosion, and mechanical stress are required in aerospace, defense, energy, and other sectors.
According to the agreement, the San Diego–based GA-EMS will use resources from ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility to develop “scalable, efficient manufacturing techniques for extreme environment materials including precursors, fibers, composites, and coatings utilized in carbon/carbon (C/C), carbon/silicon carbide (C/SiC), and SiC/SiC composite systems.”
L.D. Stewart, E.L. Hubbard
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 3 | May 1992 | Pages 1594-1599
Inertial Fusion Driver | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29947
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The final drift, compression, and focusing segment of a heavy ion beam (HIB) driven inertial confinement fusion (ICF) reactor delivers the accelerated bunch of ions to the target with the required pulse length and beam spot size, in essence matching the accelerator output parameters to the desired beam parameters at the target. In this paper, we summarize the final drift, compression, and focusing design for the W.J. Shafer Associates (WJSA) Reactor Design Team's OSIRIS1,2 HIB-driven ICF reactor. Our design rearranges the bundle of beams emerging from the linac into two vertical columns, transports each column to a beam compressor, rearranges the columns into large-diameter rings, then focuses each of the beams in the target. Rationale of the design features and description of the beamline elements are given.