Fusion and Plasma Physics: I

New Developments and Verification of the Fusion Blanket Simulation Capabilities in the MOOSE Framework

10:15–10:35AM EDT

Trevor Franklin (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Pierre-Clement Simon (INL), Casey T. Icenhour (INL), Paul W. Humrickhouse (ORNL), Fande Kong (Amazon Web Services)

Optimization of Waste Minimization and Performance in Tokamak Fusion Energy Devices Through the Investigation of Plasma-Facing Materials and Component Design

10:35–10:55AM EDT

Julia L. Marshall (Univ. Michigan), Catherine A. Ballard (Univ. Michigan), Karina Howey (Univ. Michigan)

A Fresh Look at Tritium Breeding in an Inertial Fusion Energy Thick-Liquid-Wall Power Plant Concept

10:55–11:15AM EDT

Owen X. Koster (U.S. Military Academy), Mike Tobin (Xcimer Energy Corporation)

MHD Modeling of Splashing of Beryllium Melt in Tokamak Reactor using OpenFOAM

11:15–11:35AM EDT

Cheng Zhang (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Gennady Miloshevsky (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)