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PR: American Nuclear Society welcomes Senate confirmation of Ted Garrish as the DOE’s nuclear energy secretary
Washington, D.C. — The American Nuclear Society (ANS) applauds the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Theodore “Ted” Garrish as Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
“On behalf of over 11,000 professionals in the fields of nuclear science and technology, the American Nuclear Society congratulates Mr. Garrish on being confirmed by the Senate to once again lead the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy,” said ANS President H.M. "Hash" Hashemian.
V. Novak, S. I. Abdel-Khalik, D. L. Sadowski, K. G. Schoonover
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 52 | Number 3 | October 2007 | Pages 483-488
Technical Paper | The Technology of Fusion Energy - Inertial Fusion Technology: Targets and Chambers | doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1535
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An experimental investigation has been conducted to examine nozzle-generated, gas/liquid mist cooling with ultra-thin, evaporating liquid films as a cooling mechanism for the Electra KrF laser dual-foil hibachi structure. Experiments have been conducted within the Electra KrF laser using a prototypical dual-foil hibachi structure cooled with either forced convection air or an air/water mist. Test runs up to 10,000 shots at 5 Hz have been successfully performed. Mist cooling results for a moderate air velocity of 15 m/s and a water mass fraction of 15% show that the hibachi foils can be maintained below 150 °C when operated at full power pulsed conditions. The data indicate that mist cooling can decrease foil cooling time constant by nearly an order of magnitude compared to forced convection using air only.
