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In transition: Commercializing fusion power
Commercial fusion power is closer than ever. There are now around 30 U.S. fusion companies, several of which claim to be on track to connect to the grid as early as the 2030s.
Tokamak and laser inertial confinement approaches benefit from decades of research at facilities such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and ITER, with alternative concepts including stellarator, magnetic mirror, and Z-pinch confinement also making notable progress as private and government funding for fusion increases.
F. W. Staub
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 35 | Number 2 | February 1969 | Pages 190-199
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE69-A21134
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Modeling of two-phase hydrodynamic phenomena with a refrigerant (Freon) has been carried out for several years because of the lower cost of experimentation with this working fluid. Freon-12a modeling of the critical-heat-flux condition, a coupled hydrodynamic thermal phenomenon, has recently been reported. The effort described here represents an extension of the critical-heat-flux modeling work using Freon-22.b A recently proposed correlation method, comparing Freon and water data, has been modified, and good agreement is shown between water and Freon-22 test results in a round tube with and without a twisted ribbon insert. The modeling technique is also extended to cover inlet subcooling and the operating pressure effect. In addition, some liquid-metal and water critical-heat-flux data are compared.