PPPL-5103


<p><strong>Parametric Study of a Divertor Cooling System for a Liquid-Metal Plasma-Facing Component</strong></p>

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<b>Authors:</b> Andrei Khodak, Michael A. Jaworski</p>

<p><b>Abstract: </b>Novel divertor cooling system concept is currently under development at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. This concept utilizes supercritical carbon dioxide as a coolant for the liquid lithium filled porous divertor front plate. Coolant is flowing in closed loop in the T-tube-type channel. Application of CO<sub>2</sub> eliminates safety concerns associated with water cooling of liquid lithium systems, and promises higher overall efficiency compared with systems using He as a coolant. Numerical analysis of divertor system initial configuration was performed using ANSYS software.<br>

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<b>Published in: </b>IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol <strong>42</strong>, 8, Aug 2014 &nbsp; [© 2014 IEEE]</p>
<p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2014.2330292" target="_blank">10.1109/TPS.2014.2330292</a><br>
  
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