Investigation of the effects of transient heat loads on plasma-facing materials in Tokamaks

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Main Authors: Masoudi, Ali, Iraji, Davoud, Rasouli, Chapar
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author Masoudi, Ali
Iraji, Davoud
Rasouli, Chapar
author_facet Masoudi, Ali
Iraji, Davoud
Rasouli, Chapar
contents Nuclear fusion devices are constantly under the threat of malfunctions coming from the damages of plasma-facing materials due to being affected by thermal heat loads. The frequent heat loads during some transient events in large-scale Tokamaks have always been a great concern for researchers. In ITER, the heat load of GW/m2 is estimated to impose plasma-facing components during edge localized modes, beside the Tokamak steady state load which is about 20 MW/m2. Moreover, there are also other transient thermal loads occurring due to off-normal operation of ITER such as vertical displacement events or disruptions, at the orders of hundreds of MW/m2 and tens of GW/m2, respectively. These loads are great enough to result in severe damages of plasma-facing materials. In this study, the facture of tungsten material under the heat loads of Tokamaks is simulated and the results are presented.
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spellingShingle Investigation of the effects of transient heat loads on plasma-facing materials in Tokamaks
Masoudi, Ali
Iraji, Davoud
Rasouli, Chapar
Plasma Physics
Nuclear fusion devices are constantly under the threat of malfunctions coming from the damages of plasma-facing materials due to being affected by thermal heat loads. The frequent heat loads during some transient events in large-scale Tokamaks have always been a great concern for researchers. In ITER, the heat load of GW/m2 is estimated to impose plasma-facing components during edge localized modes, beside the Tokamak steady state load which is about 20 MW/m2. Moreover, there are also other transient thermal loads occurring due to off-normal operation of ITER such as vertical displacement events or disruptions, at the orders of hundreds of MW/m2 and tens of GW/m2, respectively. These loads are great enough to result in severe damages of plasma-facing materials. In this study, the facture of tungsten material under the heat loads of Tokamaks is simulated and the results are presented.
title Investigation of the effects of transient heat loads on plasma-facing materials in Tokamaks
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.00529