[HTML][HTML] Emerging activated tungsten dust: Source, environmental behaviors, and health effects

Y Wang, B Nie, S Zheng, H Wu, N Chen… - Environment International, 2024 - Elsevier
Fusion energy investigation has stepped to a new stage adopting deuterium and tritium as
fuels from the previous stage concentrating hydrogen plasma physics. Special radiation …

Molecular dynamics investigation of dislocation-hydrogen/helium interactions in tungsten

BC Xu, XC Li, J Wang, YW Li, XD Pan, HS Zhou… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were used to systematically investigate
the behaviour of hydrogen (H) and helium (He) around 1/2< 111> screw dislocations (SDs) …

Relative importance of electrostatic and van der Waals forces in particle adhesion to rough conducting surfaces

S Rajupet, AA Riet, Q Chen, M Sow, DJ Lacks - Physical Review E, 2021 - APS
It is commonly assumed that van der Waals forces dominate adhesion in dry systems and
electrostatic forces are of second order importance and can be safely neglected. This is …

Modelling tritium adsorption and desorption from tungsten dust particles with a surface kinetic model

EA Hodille, M Payet, V Marascu, S Peillon… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
A kinetic surface model is presented and used to explain the loading and desorption kinetics
of tritium retained in micrometre-sized tungsten (W) dust particles. The model describes the …

Hydrogen interaction with vacancy defects in tungsten: Unraveling the influence on diffusion mechanisms and mechanical properties

A Alivaliollahi, G Alahyarizadeh, A Minuchehr - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates hydrogen diffusion in tungsten at high temperatures using molecular
dynamics simulations. It explores the effect of different hydrogen concentrations on diffusion …

Interaction of 1/2< 111> interstitial dislocation loop with hydrogen and helium in tungsten: molecular dynamics simulation

BC Xu, XC Li, J Wang, YW Li, XD Pan… - Materials Research …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The interaction of hydrogen and helium atoms with 1/2< 111> interstitial dislocation loop in
tungsten is investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. The binding energies of …

Toxicological assessment of ITER-like tungsten nanoparticles using an in vitro 3D human airway epithelium model

I George, C Uboldi, E Bernard, MS Sobrido, S Dine… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is an international project
aimed at the production of carbon-free energy through the use of thermonuclear fusion …

Predictive atmospheric dispersion and deposition characteristics of activated tungsten dust

Y Wang, B Nie, D Chen, Y Ran, D Wang - Fusion Engineering and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
Tungsten is considered to be the most promising material for plasma-facing components of
fusion reactors in addition to other industrial and military uses. Activated tungsten dust …

Impact of microwave plasma treatment on tritium retention in submicronic tungsten dust

V Marascu, M Payet, S Garcia-Argote… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current paper, we have studied the impact of microwave (2.45 GHz) plasma treatment
of submicronic (250–600 nm) tungsten dust, upon tritium gas retention. Herein, the …

Solution and diffusion of hydrogen isotopes in tungsten-rhenium alloy

F Ren, W Yin, Q Yu, X Jia, Z Zhao, B Wang - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Rhenium is one of the main transmutation elements forming in tungsten under neutron
irradiation. Therefore, it is essential to understand the influence of rhenium impurity on …