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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
S. Niikura, N. Ueda, I. Yanagisawa, T. Tone, Y. Seki
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 1 | July 1985 | Pages 602-607
Blanket and First-Wall Engineering | Proceedings of the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (San Francisco, California, March 3-7, 1985) | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A40105
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A computer program system THERMECH for THERmoMECchanical and THERmal-Hydraulic design of fusion blanket has been developed. The THERMECH executes blanket design by following processes: 1) preliminary thermal-hydraulic design of blanket by one-dimensional analysis, 2) pre-processing, calculation, modifying and post-processing of two-dimensional thermal-hydraulic and thermomechanical analyses, 3) pre-processing, calculation and post-processing of three-dimensional thermomechanical analysis, 4) calculation of inelastic strain and resultant stress by one-dimensional analysis. This paper presents the outline of the THERMECH program system and the application to JAERI Tokamak Power Reactor.
