Chemical reaction of lithium with room temperature atmosphere of various humidities

T Furukawa, Y Hirakawa, H Kondo, T Kanemura… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2015 - Elsevier
When replacing lithium target components in the International Fusion Materials Irradiation
Facility, the lithium adhering on the surface of components will chemically react with the …

Development of lithium target system in engineering validation and engineering design activity of the international fusion materials irradiation facility (IFMIF/EVEDA)

E Wakai, H Kondo, M Sugimoto, M Ida… - Purazuma, Kaku Yugo …, 2012 - osti.gov
Engineering validation and engineering design activity (EVEDA) for the international fusion
materials irradiation facility (IFMIF) has been conducted since 2007. Research and …

Basic experiment on lithium removal technique

T Furukawa, Y Hirakawa - International …, 2012 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
As a preliminary investigation into the establishment of a lithium removal technique for the
components used at the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF) …

Li transfer from a Li2O blanket

M Nishikawa, Y Kawamura, K Munakata… - Journal of nuclear …, 1992 - Elsevier
Lithium oxide is one of the most potential breeding materials among the various candidates
because of its high melting point and high lithium atomic density and preferable capability to …

Analytical and experimental study of the evaporation and deposition rates from a high-speed liquid lithium jet

T Kanemura, H Kondo, T Furukawa, Y Hirakawa… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract To show the Hertz-Knudsen equation is applicable to the prediction of the
evaporation rates of Li and volatile impurities from the Li target surface at the International …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of N2 on release behavior of D2 in liquid lithium

L Li, DH Zhang, XC Meng, JS Yuan, M Huang… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lithium is chemically active and prone to react with residual gases in the atmosphere, which
should be taken into account for the application of lithium in fusion facility. In the present …

Failure of a lithium-filled target and some implications for fusion components

RE Nygren, DL Youchison, JR Michael… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In preparation for testing a lithium-helium heat exchanger at Sandia, unexpected rapid
failure of the mild steel lithium preheater due to liquid metal embrittlement occurred when …

[HTML][HTML] Dissolution behavior of lithium compounds in ethanol

T Furukawa, Y Hirakawa, H Kondo… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to exchange the components which received irradiation damage during the
operation at the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility, the adhered lithium, which …

Lithium as plasma facing component for magnetic fusion research

M Ono - 2012 - osti.gov
The use of lithium in magnetic fusion confinement experiments started in the 1990's in order
to improve tokamak plasma performance as a low-recycling plasma-facing component …

Depositing a titanium coating on the lithium neutron production target by magnetron sputtering technology

Z Qiao, X Li, Y Lv, Y Xie, Y Hu, J Wang, H Li, S Wang - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lithium (Li) is one of the commonly used target materials for compact accelerator-based
neutron source (CANS) to generate neutrons by 7Li (p, n) 7 Be reaction. To avoid neutron …