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Experimental study on active control of hydrogen solubility for improvement of safety and thermal efficiency of a molten salt blanket

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25249133
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Nuclear fusion studies
Research InstitutionNational Institute for Fusion Science

Principal Investigator

Sagara Akio  核融合科学研究所, ヘリカル研究部, 教授 (20187058)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 菱沼 良光  核融合科学研究所, ヘリカル研究部, 准教授 (00322529)
田中 照也  核融合科学研究所, ヘリカル研究部, 准教授 (30353444)
後藤 拓也  核融合科学研究所, ヘリカル研究部, 助教 (30509518)
長坂 琢也  核融合科学研究所, ヘリカル研究部, 准教授 (40311203)
高山 定次  核融合科学研究所, ヘリカル研究部, 准教授 (40435516)
深田 智  九州大学, 総合理工学研究科(研究院), 教授 (50117230)
室賀 健夫  核融合科学研究所, ヘリカル研究部, 教授 (60174322)
八木 重郎  核融合科学研究所, ヘリカル研究部, 助教 (70629021)
渡邉 崇  核融合科学研究所, ヘリカル研究部, 研究員 (90520148)
Project Period (FY) 2013-10-21 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥43,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥33,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥9,960,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥8,450,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,950,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥20,410,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,710,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥9,620,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,220,000)
Keywords溶融塩ブランケット / 水素吸蔵金属 / 水素溶解度制御 / 強制循環ループ / マイクロ波加熱 / ブランケット / 溶融塩 / 水素溶解度 / マイクロ波 / Flinak / Flinabe
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Addition of 0.1 wt% Ti fine powder into molten salt coolants (FLiBe, FLiNaBe, FLiNaK) increased the effective hydrogen solubility by > 5 orders. The addition of Ti fine powder also suppressed hydrogen absorption into a vanadium alloy material immersed in a molten salt coolant. These experimental results indicate that the present new concept, i.e. active control of hydrogen solubility of molten salt coolants by addition of metal fine powders, enables safer and high-efficiency power generation with a molten salt cooled blanket system. In the present study, an idea of selective microwave heating of the metal fine powder in a molten salt coolant has newly been proposed for effective hydrogen recovery from the powder and successfully demonstrated.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Annual Research Report
  • 2014 Annual Research Report
  • 2013 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (28 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 9 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 3 results) Presentation (19 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 8 results,  Invited: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Two conceptual designs of helical fusion reactor FFHR-d1A based on ITER technologies and challenging ideas2017

    • Author(s)
      A. Sagara, J. Miyazawa, H. Tamura, T. Tanaka, T. Goto, N. Yanagi, R. Sakamoto, S. Masuzaki, H. Ohtani and The FFHR Design Group
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Fusion

      Volume: 印刷中

    • NAID

      120007124611

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Hydrogen Solubility of the Molten Salt FLiNaK Mixed with Nano-Ti Powder2016

    • Author(s)
      Juro YAGI, Akio SAGARA, Teruya TANAKA, Sadatsugu TAKAYAMA and Takeo MUROGA
    • Journal Title

      Plasma and Fusion Research

      Volume: 11 Issue: 0 Pages: 2405099-2405099

    • DOI

      10.1585/pfr.11.2405099

    • NAID

      130005243486

    • ISSN
      1880-6821
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Hydrogen permeation through Flinabe fluoride molten salts for blanket candidates2015

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Nishiumi, , Satoshi Fukada, Akira Nakamura, Kazunari Katayama
    • Journal Title

      Fusion Engineering and Design

      Volume: in press Pages: 1663-1668

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.10.035

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report 2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Hydrogen solubility in FLiNaK mixed with titanium powder2015

    • Author(s)
      J. Yagi, A. Sagara, T. Watanabe, T. Tanaka, S. Takayama, T. Muroga
    • Journal Title

      Fusion Engineering and Design

      Volume: 98-99 Pages: 1907-1910

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.06.124

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Overview of the fusion engineering in Japan2015

    • Author(s)
      H. Hashizume, T. Nishitani, S. Konishi, Y. Ueda, S. Fukada, A. Sagara
    • Journal Title

      Fusion Science and Technology

      Volume: 68 Issue: 2 Pages: 201-210

    • DOI

      10.13182/fst14-947

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] First Operation of the Flinak/LiPb Twin Loop Orosh2i-2 with a 3T SC Magnet for R&D of Liquid Blanket for Fusion Reactor2015

    • Author(s)
      Akio Sagara, Teruya Tanaka, Juro Yagi, Mitsutoshi Takahashi, Kuniaki Miura
    • Journal Title

      Fusion Science and Technology

      Volume: in press

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Hydrogen isotopes permeation in a fluoride molten salt for nuclear fusion blanket2015

    • Author(s)
      Akira Nakamura, Satoshi Fukada and Ryosuke Nishiumi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research SERIES

      Volume: 11 Pages: 25-29

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Estimation of Melting Points of Mixed Fluoride Molten Salts, Flinabe2014

    • Author(s)
      S. Fukada, A. Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      Fusion Science and Technology

      Volume: 66 Issue: 2 Pages: 322-336

    • DOI

      10.13182/fst13-694

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Helical reactor design FFHR-d1 and c1 for steady-state DEMOA2014

    • Author(s)
      A. Sagara, H. Tamura, T. Tanaka, N. Yanagi, J. Miyazawa, T. Goto, R. Sakamoto, J. Yagi, T. Watanabe, S. Takayama, the FFHR design group
    • Journal Title

      Fusion Engineering and Design

      Volume: 89 Issue: 9-10 Pages: 2114-2120

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.fusengdes.2014.02.076

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Water Hydraulic Experiment as a Simulant for the Molten Salt Blanket with Metal Powders2016

    • Author(s)
      Takuya Goto, Juro Yagi, Teruya Tanaka, Akio Sagara
    • Organizer
      29th Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT 2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      Prague, Czech Republic
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Hydrogen inventory control for vanadium alloy by metal powder mixing in molten salt2016

    • Author(s)
      Juro YAGI, Akio Sagara, Takuya NAGASAKA, TeruyaTANAKA, Takuya GOTO, Sadatsugu TAKAYAMA, Takeo MUROGA
    • Organizer
      29th Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT 2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      Prague, Czech Republic
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Overview of Fusion Engineering Research in NIFS2016

    • Author(s)
      Akio Sagara, Takuya Goto, Nagato Yanagi, Hitoshi Tamura, Junichi Miyazawa, Teruya Tanaka, Juro Yagi, Masayuki Tokitani, Haying Fu, Takuya Nagasaka, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Toshiyuki Mito, Takeo Muroga, Shinsaku Imagawa, and the NIFS Fusion Engineering Research Project (FERP)
    • Organizer
      Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      Philadelphia PA, USA
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-22
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Hydrogen Permeation through Fluoride Molten Salt Mixed with Ti Powder2016

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Nishiumi, Satoshi Fukada, Jun Yamashita, Kazunari Katayama, Akio Sagara and Juro Yagi
    • Organizer
      Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      Philadelphia PA, USA
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-22
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 金属微粉末添加によるフッ化物溶融塩FLiNaKの水素溶解度制御2016

    • Author(s)
      八木重郎, 相良明男, 田中照也, 長坂琢也, 後藤拓也, 室賀健夫
    • Organizer
      第11回核融合エネルギー連合講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡県福岡市
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-14
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 微細金属粉含有FLiNaKの水素溶解度2015

    • Author(s)
      八木重郎,相良明男,田中照也,高山定次,室賀健夫
    • Organizer
      プラズマ・核融合学会第32回年会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学東山キャンパス(名古屋市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-24
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 金属微粉末混合溶融塩ブランケットを模擬した水ループによる流動特性研究2015

    • Author(s)
      後藤 拓也、八木 重郎、田中 照也、相良 明男
    • Organizer
      プラズマ・核融合学会第32回年会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学東山キャンパス(名古屋市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-24
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Hydrogen solubility in molten salt FLiNaK mixed with nano-Ti powder2015

    • Author(s)
      J. Yagi, A. Sagara, T. Tanaka, S. Takayama, T. Muroga
    • Organizer
      25th International TOKI Conference (ITC-25)
    • Place of Presentation
      セラトピア土岐、岐阜県土岐市
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-03
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Investigation of the selective heating of the metal powder with hydrogen in the molten salts using by microwave2015

    • Author(s)
      S. Takayama, J. Yagi, T. Tanaka, A. Sagara
    • Organizer
      25th International TOKI Conference (ITC-25)
    • Place of Presentation
      セラトピア土岐、岐阜県土岐市
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-03
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The 3rd Round Design and R&D for the Helical Fusion Reactor FFHR2015

    • Author(s)
      Akio Sagara, T. Goto, N. Yanagi, H. Tamura, J. Miyazawa, T. Tanaka, J. Yagi, M. Tokitani and the FFHR design group
    • Organizer
      The 12th Internationla Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT-12)
    • Place of Presentation
      Jeju Island, South Korea
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-14
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Hydrogen Permeation through Flinabe Fluoride Molten Salts for Blanket Candidates2015

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Nishiumi, Satoshi Fukada, Akira Nakamura, Kazunari Katayama
    • Organizer
      The 12th Internationla Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT-12)
    • Place of Presentation
      Jeju Island, South Korea
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-14
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 核融合炉におけるフッ化物溶融塩中の水素透過挙動の把握2014

    • Author(s)
      西海亮佑、深田智 、中村彰
    • Organizer
      日本原子力学会九州支部第33回研究発表講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      九州大学
    • Year and Date
      2014-12-13
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] First Operation of the Flinak/LiPb Twin Loop Orosh2i-2 with a 3T SC Magnet for R&D of Liquid Blanket for Fusion Reactor2014

    • Author(s)
      Akio Sagara, Teruya Tanaka, Juro Yagi, FERP members
    • Organizer
      21st Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE)
    • Place of Presentation
      Anaheim, CA, 米国
    • Year and Date
      2014-11-09 – 2014-11-13
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Hydrogen solublity in FLiNaK mixed with metal powder2014

    • Author(s)
      Juro Yagi, Akio Sagara, Teruya Tanaka, Sadatsugu Takayama, Takeo Muroga
    • Organizer
      28th Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT)
    • Place of Presentation
      San Sebastioan, Spain
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-29 – 2014-10-03
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 核融合炉におけるフッ化物溶融塩中の水素透過挙動の把握2014

    • Author(s)
      深田智、中村彰、相良明男、田中照也、八木重郎
    • Organizer
      第10回核融合連合講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      つくば国際会館
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-19 – 2014-06-20
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Hydrogen isotope behavior in a molten salt2014

    • Author(s)
      A. Nakamura, S. Fukada
    • Organizer
      12th international workshop on hydrogen isotopes in fusion reactor materials
    • Place of Presentation
      富山市
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-02 – 2014-06-04
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 核融合炉トリチウム増殖材用フッ化物溶融塩混合物の粘度予測2014

    • Author(s)
      深田智、中村彰
    • Organizer
      日本原子力学会2014年春の年会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京都市大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 溶融塩ブランケットにおける水素同位体の挙動把握2014

    • Author(s)
      中村彰、深田智
    • Organizer
      日本原子力学会2014年春の年会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京都市大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] FLiNaK溶融塩薄膜を通した水素透過測定2013

    • Author(s)
      八木重郎、渡邉崇、田中照也、相良明男、室賀健夫
    • Organizer
      プラズマ・核融合学会 第30回年会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京工業大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report

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