Materials to be used in future magnetic confinement fusion reactors: a review

R Alba, R Iglesias, MÁ Cerdeira - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the roadmap of the main materials to be used for ITER and DEMO class
reactors as well as an overview of the most relevant innovations that have been made in …

High-entropy Fe-Cr-Ni-Co-(Cu) coatings produced by vacuum electro-spark deposition for marine and coastal applications

KA Kuptsov, MN Antonyuk, AN Sheveyko… - Surface and Coatings …, 2023 - Elsevier
High-entropy coatings (HECs) are of a great interest for the protection of structural steels and
alloys used in the costal and offshore areas. Here, thick, dense, and uniform Fe-Cr-Ni-Co …

Tungsten wall cratering under high-velocity dust impacts: Influence of impact angle and temperature

P Dwivedi, A Fraile, T Polcar - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The integrity of plasma-facing components (PFCs) in fusion reactors is severely tested by
high-velocity dust collisions, which occur during explosive events such as runaway electron …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of experimental and numerical studies on liquid metal-gas two-phase flows and associated measurement challenges

A Saraswat, A Fraile, S Gedupudi… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2025 - Elsevier
Liquid-gas two-phase flows are commonly encountered and studied phenomena in various
low temperature ordinary liquids. In contrast, a two-phase flow occurring in a Liquid Metal …

Effect of Shock-Wave-Mediated Collapse on Nanobubble Characteristics

W Xu, Y Zhao, X Wang, J Lu - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
To enhance the comprehension of the cavitation mechanism and explore its practical use in
industrial production, this study developed models involving oxygen, varying bubble radii …

High-velocity dust impacts in plasma facing materials: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations

P Dwivedi, A Fraile, T Polcar - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
This research investigates the interaction between high-speed tungsten (W) dust and
plasma-facing components (PFCs) in fusion reactors, particularly focusing on W walls …

Nucleation of helium in pure liquid lithium

E Álvarez-Galera, J Martí, F Mazzanti… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Tritium self-sufficiency in fusion nuclear reactors will be based on the neutron capture by
lithium in the so-called breeding blankets of the reactor, a nuclear reaction that will produce …

[HTML][HTML] Stochastic computer experiments of the thermodynamic irreversibility of bulk nanobubbles in supersaturated and weak gas–liquid solutions

AS Al-Awad, L Batet, R Rives, L Sedano - The Journal of chemical …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Spontaneous gas-bubble nucleation in weak gas–liquid solutions has been a challenging
topic in theory, experimentation, and computer simulations. In analogy with recent advances …

[HTML][HTML] Ti-Zr-Nb-(V) refractory alloy coatings deposited by high-power impulse magnetron sputtering: Structure, mechanical properties, oxidation resistance, and …

A Fraile, D Cavaleiro, A Bondarev… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
A series of TiZrNb (V) high entropy alloy-based metallic coatings have been deposited using
high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS), with variable V concentrations and …

Electrically Insulating Corrosion-Resistant Tritium Permeation Barrier Coatings for High Temperature Liquid Metal Breeders of Nuclear Fusion Reactors

A Saraswat, C Sasmal, A Prajapati… - Coatings for High …, 2023 - Springer
Requirement of coatings to provide functionalities including high electrical resistivity,
corrosion inhibition, thermal stability, chemical compatibility and anti-permeation …