Advanced Power Extraction (APEX) Study

The intent of the Advanced Power EXtraction (APEX) Study is to identify and explore novel, possibly revolutionary, concepts for chamber technology that might: enable plasma experiments to more fully achieve their scientific research potential; substantially improve the attractiveness of fusion as an energy source; and lower the cost and time for R&D.
In order to achieve high power density and high power conversion efficiency in future fusion plants, several first wall and blanket features are required. High power density means the coolant heat removal capability must be significant and high power conversion implies that the first wall and blanket must operate at high temperatures. The EVOLVE (EVaporation Of Lithium and Vapor Extraction) concept was developed to address these specific issues. It uses the vaporization of liquid lithium to remove heat from the fusion system.

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UWFDM-1272   Three-Dimensional Neutronics Assessment of Dual Coolant Molten Salt Blankets with Comparison to One-Dimensional Results; M.E. Sawan and M.Z. Youssef, July 2005 [presented at the Seventh International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, May 22-27, 2005, Tokyo, Japan; to be published in Fusion Engineering and Design]. (13 pages, 851 kB) [more]

retrieve PDF Three-Dimensional Neutronics Assessment of Dual Coolant Molten Salt Blankets with Comparison to One-Dimensional Results; M.E. Sawan, M.Z. Youssef, May 2005 [presented at the Seventh International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, May 22-27, 2005, Tokyo, Japan]. (1 page, 2.6 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1354   Three-Dimensional Neutronics Assessment of Dual Coolant Molten Salt Blankets with Comparison to One-Dimensional Results; M.E. Sawan, M.Z. Youssef, February 2006 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design, 81 (2006) 505-511].

UWFDM-1194   The Breeding Potential of Flinabe and Comparison to Flibe in CLiFF High Power Density Concept; M. Youssef, M. Sawan, D-K. Sze, April 2002 [presented at the 6th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, 7-12 April 2002, San Diego CA; published in Fusion Engineering and Design, vol. 61-62, pp. 497-503 (2002)]. [more]

retrieve PDF The Advanced Power Extraction Study APEX; M.E. Sawan, September 2001. (1 page, 1.4 MB)

retrieve PDF Spiral Blanket: An Innovative Idea For Solid Wall Blankets With Potential For High Neutron Wall Loading; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, S. Majumdar, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC]. (1 page, 1.9 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1200   Spiral Blanket: An Innovative Idea for a Solid Wall Blanket with Potential for High Neutron Wall Loading; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, S. Majumdar, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington DC; published in Fusion Science and Technology 44, 64 (2003)]. (7 pages, 955 kB) [more]

retrieve PDF Spiral Blanket: A Novel Idea with Potential for High Neutron Wall Loading in a Dry Wall Blanket Design; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, M.L. Corradini, April 2002 [presented at the APEX Quarterly Meeting, 17-19 April 2002, San Diego CA]. (26 pages, 775 kB)

UWFDM-1197   Safety Implications of CLiFF Liquid Metal First Walls; B. Merrill, D-K. Sze, H. Khater, E. Mogahed, April 2002 [presented at the 6th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, 7-12 April 2002, San Diego CA; published in Fusion Engineering and Design, vol. 63-64, pp. 285-293 (2002)]. [more]

UWFDM-1195   Radwaste Volume in Lithium and Flibe Thick Liquid Wall and Comparison to Conventional SW Concepts; M. Youssef and M. Sawan, April 2002 [presented at the 6th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, 7-12 April 2002, San Diego CA; published in Fusion Engineering and Design, vol. 63-64, pp. 263-269 (2002)]. [more]

retrieve PDF Radiation Damage Parameters in SiC/SiC Composites; Mohamed Sawan, April 2002 [presented at the 5th IEA Workshop on SiC/SiC Composites for Fusion Energy Applications, 12-13 April 2002, San Diego CA]. (19 pages, 289 kB)

UWFDM-1153   On the Exploration of Innovative Concepts for Fusion Chamber Technology; M.A. Abdou, the APEX Team, A. Ying, N. Morley, K. Gulec, S. Smolentsev, M. Kotschenreuther, S. Malang, S. Zinkle, T. Rognlien, P. Fogarty, B. Nelson, R. Nygren, K. McCarthy, M.Z. Youssef, N. Ghoniem, D. Sze, C. Wong, M. Sawan, H. Khater, R. Woolley, R. Mattas, R. Moir, S. Sharafat, J. Brooks, A. Hassanein, D. Petti, M. Tillack, M. Ulrickson, T. Uchimoto, June 2000 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design 54 (2001) 181-247]. [more]

UWFDM-1220   Nuclear Aspects of a Solid Wall Blanket Based on Advanced Ferritic Steel and Re-circulating Flibe; M.E. Sawan, October 2003 [presented at the 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), San Diego CA, 14-17 October 2003]. (7 pages, 1.2 MB)

retrieve PDF Nuclear Aspects of a Solid Wall Blanket Based on Advanced Ferritic Steel and Re-circulating Flibe; M.E. Sawan, October 2003 [presented at the 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), San Diego CA, 14-17 October 2003]. (1 page, 800 kB)

UWFDM-1106   Nuclear Analysis for a Flowing Li2O Particulate Blanket Without Structural First Wall; M.E. Sawan, H.Y. Khater, D-K. Sze, September 1999 [Presented at the 5th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, Rome, Italy, 19-24 September 1999 published in Fusion Engineering and Design, 49-50, 667 (2000)]. (15 pages, 262 kB) [more]

retrieve PDF Nuclear Analysis for a Flowing Li2O Particulate Blanket Without Structural First Wall; M.E. Sawan, H.Y. Khater, D-K. Sze, September 1999 [Presented at the 5th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, Rome, Italy, 19-24 September 1999]. (19 pages, 355 kB)

UWFDM-1133   Neutronics Performance Characteristics of the High Power Density EVOLVE First Wall/Blanket System; M.E. Sawan, October 2000 [presented at the 14th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, October 15-19, 2000, Park City UT; published in Fusion Technology, vol. 39, p. 793 (2001)]. (7 pages, 311 kB)

retrieve PDF Neutronics Issues for Advanced Ferritic Steel; Mohamed Sawan, April 2002 [presented at the IEA Workshop on Advanced Ferritic Steel Blanket Designs, Materials and Technologies, San Diego, CA, 15-16 April 2002]. (14 pages, 264 kB)

UWFDM-1107   Neutronics Features of a High Power Density First Wall/Blanket with Lithium Evaporation Cooling; M.E. Sawan and S. Malang, September 1999 [Presented at the 5th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, Rome, Italy, 19-24 September 1999 (published in Fusion Engineering and Design, vol. 55, p. 45 (2001))]. (16 pages, 185 kB) [more]

retrieve PDF Neutronics Features of a High Power Density First Wall/Blanket with Lithium Evaporation Cooling; M.E. Sawan and S. Malang, September 1999 [Presented at the 5th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, Rome, Italy, 19-24 September 1999]. (19 pages, 257 kB)

UWFDM-1234   Neutronics Assessment of Molten Salt Breeding Blanket Design Options; M.E. Sawan, S. Malang, C.P.C. Wong, and M.Z. Youssef, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (3), April 2005, pp. 510-517]. (11 pages, 2.1 MB) [more]

retrieve PDF Neutronics Assessment of Molten Salt Breeding Blanket Design Options; M.E. Sawan, S. Malang, C.P.C. Wong, M.Z. Youssef, September 2004 [presented at the 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 14-16 September 2004, Madison WI]. (17 pages, 2.2 MB) [more]

retrieve PDF MHD Effects on Vapor Flow in a Conductive Fluid (Experimental Work in Support of the APEX - EVOLVE Reactor Concept); M. Anderson, P. Brooks, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, M. Corradini and APEX Task IV Members, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC]. (1 page, 3.7 MB)

retrieve PDF MHD Effects on Vapor Distribution within Boiling Liquid Metals (experimental work in support of the APEX-EVOLVE reactor concept); M. Anderson, P. Brooks, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, M. Corradini, APEX Task IV Members, April 2002 [presented at the 6th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, San Diego, CA, 7-12 April 2002]. (1 page, 2.1 MB)

UWFDM-1222   Engineering Description of a Solid First Wall Blanket Based on Advanced Ferritic Steel and Re-circulating Flibe; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, E.A. Mogahed, S. Malang, C.P.C. Wong, S. Majumdar, S. Sharafat, October 2003 [presented at the 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), San Diego CA, 14-17 October 2003]. (7 pages, 1.1 MB) [more]

retrieve PDF Engineering Description of a Solid First Wall Blanket Based on Advanced Ferritic Steel and Re-circulating Flibe; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, E.A. Mogahed, S. Malang, C.P.C. Wong, M. Friend, S. Majumdar, S. Sharafat, October 2003 [presented at the 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), San Diego CA, 14-17 October 2003]. (1 page, 968 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1137   EVOLVE Lithium Tray Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis; M.H. Anderson, J.G. Murphy, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.L. Corradini, S. Malang, October 2000 [presented at the 14th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, October 15-19, 2000, Park City UT]. (7 pages, 141 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1196   Component Lifetime Comparison and Waste Volume in CLiFF Sn/Flibe and Sn/LiPb Blankets; M. Youssef and M. Sawan, April 2002 [presented at the 6th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, 7-12 April 2002, San Diego CA; published in Fusion Engineering and Design, vol. 63-64, pp. 277-283 (2002)]. [more]

UWFDM-1174   Comparison of Radwaste Volume and Hazard in Liquid Wall and Conventional Solid Wall Concepts; M.Z. Youssef, M.E. Sawan, H.Y. Khater, January 2002 [Presented at the 19th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 22-25 January 2002, Atlantic City NJ]. (7 pages, 724 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1247   Activation Analysis for Two Molten Salt Dual-Coolant Blanket Concepts for the US Demo Reactor; M.Z. Youssef and M.E. Sawan, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (3), April 2005, pp. 518-523]. (9 pages, 681 kB) [more]

retrieve PDF APEX - Advanced Power Extraction Study; M.E. Sawan, February 25, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (19 pages, 2.3 MB)

UWFDM-1203   A Helical Coolant Channel Design for the Solid Wall Blanket; E.A. Mogahed, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington DC; published in Fusion Science and Technology 44, 69 (2003)]. (7 pages, 543 kB)

retrieve PDF A Helical Coolant Channel Design For The Solid Wall Blanket; E.A. Mogahed, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC]. (1 page, 217 kB)

retrieve PDF A Helical Blade Design for APEX Dry Wall; E.A. Mogahed, April 2002 [presented at the APEX Quarterly Meeting, 17-19 April 2002, San Diego CA]. (10 pages, 251 kB)

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