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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.
M. N. Özişik, T. S. Kress
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 66 | Number 3 | June 1978 | Pages 397-405
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE78-A27221
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The effects of internal circulation velocity and the presence of noncondensable gas on vapor removal rate by condensation from a rising large vapor-gas bubble produced in a hypothetical core disruptive accident are investigated by solving the resulting transient heat and mass transfer problem of turbulent flow. Sample calculations are performed for the condensation of UO2 and sodium vapors containing noncondensable fission gases. The time-averaged condensation heat transfer coefficients are presented for the condensation of UO2 and sodium vapors for different internal circulation velocities and the concentration of noncondensable gas.