Nuclear heat transfer applications with low-Prandtl number fluids are often in the transition
range between conduction and convection dominated regimes. Most flows in reactors …

One of the most critical challenges for future fusion reactors is to develop longevity plasma-
facing components (PFCs) exposed to extremely high heat and neutron loads. As opposed …

Heat transfer enhancement has seen rapid development and widespread use in both
conventional and emerging technologies. Improvement of heat transfer fluids requires a …

The engineering validation and engineering design activity (EVEDA) for the International
Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF) is proceeding as one of the ITER broader …

Liquid lithium (Li) is a candidate material for a target of intense neutron source, heat transfer
medium in space engines and charges stripper. For a medical application of BNCT …

Supported by the world magnetic fusion research community, a series of International
Symposia on Liquid metals Applications for fusion (ISLA) have been held biannually since …

IFMIF-DONES project is aimed at building a neutron source facility for fusion materials
development and qualification. This facility will provide a database of materials exposed to …

Fusion energy stands out as a promising alternative for a future decarbonised energy
system. In order to be sustainable, future fusion nuclear reactors will have to produce their …

In International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF), intense neutron flux (4.5×
1017n/m2s) with a peak energy of 14MeV are produced by means of two deuteron beams …

The use of Li is expected for a flowing target in the International Fusion Materials Irradiation
Facility (IFMIF) for high-intensity neutron generation. Tritium (T) of by-product is removed by …