Oscillatory vapour shielding of liquid metal walls in nuclear fusion devices

Vapour shielding is one of the interesting mechanisms for reducing the heat load to plasma facing components in fusion reactors. Here the authors report on the observation of a dynamic equilibrium between the plasma and the divertor liquid Sn surface leading to an overall stable surface temperature.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: G. G. van Eden, V. Kvon, M. C. M. van de Sanden, T. W. Morgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00288-y