Design of the molten salt blanket and the calculation of tritium breeding ratio

doi:10.16568/j.0254-6086.201701018

Abstract

Abstract:

To confirm the appropriate material, certain division and the corresponding thickness of model for the blanket design of fusion reactor, the tritium breeding ratio calculation and analysis in one-dimensional and three-dimensional model are presented. An appropriate molten salt design blanket that contents the tritium self-sustaining (TBR=1.3162) is found.

Key words: Blanket, Molten salt, Tritium breeding ratio, Calculation and analysis

摘要：

通过对聚变堆设计包层进行先后的一维、三维氚增殖比计算与分析，确定合适的模块材料、明确的模块划分以及相应的模块厚度，最终找到了合适的满足氚自持(TBR=1.3162)的熔盐设计包层。

关键词: 包层, 熔盐, 氚增殖比, 计算分析

CLC Number:

TL61+3

YIN Miao1, SONG Yun-tao2, LEI Ming-zhun2, XU Kun1. Design of the molten salt blanket and the calculation of tritium breeding ratio[J]. NUCLEAR FUSION AND PLASMA PHYSICS, 2017, 37(1): 99-104.

尹苗1，宋云涛2，雷明准2，徐坤1. 熔盐包层设计与氚增殖比的计算[J]. 核聚变与等离子体物理, 2017, 37(1): 99-104.

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