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Development of a liquid Pb-Bi target for high-power ISOL facilities
Susanta LahiriDonald HoungboDorothea SchumannA MarchixM. DeloncaM. DeloncaRoberto LositoThierry StoraT.m. MendoncaLucia PopescuK. KravalisJ. VollaireA.p. BernardesPaul SchuurmansJan VierendeelsJean-christophe DavidC Maglionisubject
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsLiquid metalMaterials science010308 nuclear & particles physicsLead-bismuth eutecticNuclear engineeringMonte Carlo methodRadiochemistrychemistry.chemical_elementFluid mechanics01 natural sciences010305 fluids & plasmasBismuthCoolantchemistry0103 physical sciencesDeposition (phase transition)InstrumentationEutectic systemdescription
Abstract This paper describes some R&D activities conducted in support of the design and safe operation of a high-power liquid Pb-Bi target within the LIEBE (Liquid Eutectic Lead Bismuth Loop Target for EURISOL) project. The target material is lead bismuth eutectic (LBE) which also acts as a primary coolant. As a consequence of interaction of the highly pulsed 1.4-GeV protons at ISOLDE with the target, heat powers of the order of 2 GW would be instantaneously deposited in the target during a bunch. Considerable R&D effort is thus required to demonstrate its continued coolability and structural integrity. This paper mainly reports on the conjugate flow (CFD) and heat deposition (Monte Carlo) calculations, not accounting for Fluid–Structure Interactions.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-01 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |