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Self-Consistent Determination Of Low-Za Pellet Ablation And Pellet Penetration, Linda L. Vahala, Glenn Gerdin, A. G. El Cashlan, Paul Parks
Self-Consistent Determination Of Low-Za Pellet Ablation And Pellet Penetration, Linda L. Vahala, Glenn Gerdin, A. G. El Cashlan, Paul Parks
Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications
The ablation dynamics of LiT pellets are solved self-consistently over a modest range of parameters using a surface dissociation model. The self-consistently determined parameters are then used to modify the standard low-Z pellet penetration codes. Since LiT pellets have certain advantages over carbon [in particular, Li conditioning of the walls and T for refueling a D-T reaction], the penetration of LiT into fusion plasmas is considered.