1 Introduction Recently, it is rising of the study of liquid metal free surface as the divertor, limiter and the first wall in a fusion device. Many special facilities are employed to investigate MHD-related issues o...1 Introduction Recently, it is rising of the study of liquid metal free surface as the divertor, limiter and the first wall in a fusion device. Many special facilities are employed to investigate MHD-related issues of free surface jet and film flow, and many results are carried out on theory and experiments . But, there are still not enough experimental data to well understand magneto- hydrodynamics （MHD） instability. For theory, the greatest challenge is how to develop a modeling to expect and understand free surface MHD phenomenon, and for experiments is how to diagnose the flow state of liquid metal free surface flow in magnetic field.展开更多
The liquid metal free surface innovation concept have been considered as liquid metal devices of divertor/limiter and tile of first wall in fusion device because it can withstand over 50 MW·m^2 heating load, is e...The liquid metal free surface innovation concept have been considered as liquid metal devices of divertor/limiter and tile of first wall in fusion device because it can withstand over 50 MW·m^2 heating load, is easily renewed by circulation and many overcome neutron irradiation damage life time limit. There are three types of free surface in the innovation concept as film, curtain （jets or drops） and capillary. The free surface jet is played a more attention at present. But it is no so clear and only a few available data that their magneto-hydrodynamics （MHD） instabilities, interaction with plasma and exclusion of the particles （ions, Alpha particles and so on） from liquid metal, in despite of many liquid metal free surface facilities built and operated especially in US in last two years. Recently, some primary results are carried out at LMEL facility at Southwestern Institute of Physics.展开更多
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文摘1 Introduction Recently, it is rising of the study of liquid metal free surface as the divertor, limiter and the first wall in a fusion device. Many special facilities are employed to investigate MHD-related issues of free surface jet and film flow, and many results are carried out on theory and experiments . But, there are still not enough experimental data to well understand magneto- hydrodynamics （MHD） instability. For theory, the greatest challenge is how to develop a modeling to expect and understand free surface MHD phenomenon, and for experiments is how to diagnose the flow state of liquid metal free surface flow in magnetic field.
文摘The liquid metal free surface innovation concept have been considered as liquid metal devices of divertor/limiter and tile of first wall in fusion device because it can withstand over 50 MW·m^2 heating load, is easily renewed by circulation and many overcome neutron irradiation damage life time limit. There are three types of free surface in the innovation concept as film, curtain （jets or drops） and capillary. The free surface jet is played a more attention at present. But it is no so clear and only a few available data that their magneto-hydrodynamics （MHD） instabilities, interaction with plasma and exclusion of the particles （ions, Alpha particles and so on） from liquid metal, in despite of many liquid metal free surface facilities built and operated especially in US in last two years. Recently, some primary results are carried out at LMEL facility at Southwestern Institute of Physics.
