Stored energy in fusion magnet materials irradiated at low temperatures [electronic resource]
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Research ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
1989.
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| Abstract: | During the power cycle of a fusion reactor, the radiation reaching the superconducting magnet system will produce an accumulation of immobile defects in the magnet materials. During a subsequent warm-up cycle of the magnet system, the defects will become mobile and interact to produce new defect configurations as well as some mutual defect annihilations which generate heat-the release of stored energy. This report presents a brief qualitative discussion of the mechanisms for the production and release of stored energy in irradiated materials, a theoretical analysis of the thermal response of irradiated materials, theoretical analysis of the thermal response of irradiated materials during warm-up, and a discussion of the possible impact of stored energy release on fusion magnet operation 20 refs. |
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| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 08/01/1989. "ornl/tm-11217" "DE90001856" Chaplin, R.L.; Kerchner, H.R.; Klabunde, C.E.; Coltman, R.R. (Clemson Univ., SC (USA). Department of Physics and Astronomy; Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); Coltman (R.R.), Knoxville, TN (USA)) |
| Physical Description: | Pages: (39 p) : digital, PDF file. |