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Title:	Dust mobilization problem in an experimental nuclear reactor: experiments with stardust and simulations to validate a first re-suspension numerical model
Authors:	Gaudio, Pasquale Richetta, Maria Malizia, Andrea
Keywords:	iter nuclear fusion dust stardust LOVA CFD
Issue Date:	13-Jul-2010
Abstract:	A recognized safety issue for future fusion reactors fueled with deuterium and tritium is the generation of sizeable quantities of dust. Several mechanisms [like plasma disruptions, Edge Localized Modes (ELM) and Vertical Displacement Events (VDE)] resulting from material response to plasma bombardment in normal and off-normal conditions are responsible for generating dust of micron and sub-micron length scales inside the VV (Vacuum Vessel) of experimental fusion reactors like the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The loss of coolant accidents (LOCA), loss of coolant flow accidents (LOFA) and loss of vacuum accidents (LOVA) are types of accidents expected in experimental fusion reactors like ITER, which may jeopardize the components and the plasma vessel integrity and cause dust mobilization risk for workers and public. A small facility, Small Tank for Aerosol Removal and DUST (STARDUST), was set up to perform experiments concerning the dust mobilization in a vol...
Description:	22. ciclo
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2108/1325
Appears in Collections:	Tesi di dottorato in ingegneria

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