Deuterium retention in cyclic transient heat loaded tungsten with increasing cycle numbers
Meng-Chong Ren,
Yue Yuan,
Fan Feng
et al.
Abstract:Surface damage and microscopic defect evolution of tungsten (W) armor under transient heat loads are key factors for fuel retention in fusion reactors. In this work, experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of cyclic thermal shocks on deuterium (D) retention and surface blistering in W. Thermal shock experiments were conducted on recrystallized W using an electron beam with a power density of 0.15 GW m-2 across 100-1500 cycles, followed by D plasma exposure with high-fluence (~ 1 × 1026 D m-2). Th… Show more
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