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Processing and mechanical properties of vanadium alloys for fusion reactors – Materials Strand project
Supervisor: Russell Goodall (University of Sheffield) The demands placed on the materials used in a fusion reactor are extreme, both in the levels of performance demanded, and in the breadth...
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Bonding fusion reactor materials – Materials Strand project
Supervisor: Russell Goodall (University of Sheffield) While there are a number of competing reactor concepts, it is certain that any fusion power system will be a complex device, making use...
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Exploring dislocation mobility in the presence of abundant point defects – Materials Strand Project
Supervisor: Christopher Race (University of Sheffield) The materials of a fusion reactor must survive for many years in an incredibly harsh environment. This includes constant bombardment by high energy neutrons,...
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Alloy Design and Thermomechanical Processing of Reduced Activation Steels for Nuclear Reactors – Materials Strand project
Supervisors: Professors Eric Palmiere and Mark Rainforth (University of Sheffield) The UKs Sixth Carbon Budget set into law the world’s most ambitious climate change target, cutting CO2 emissions by 78%...
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Development of tungsten diamond composites for nuclear fusion applications – Materials Strand Project
Supervisor/s: Aneeqa Khan, Ed Pickering, Paul Mummery (University of Manchester). This project will focus on the development and analysis of tungsten diamond composites for fusion applications, building on existing work...
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Novel heat treatment of Reduced Activation Ferritic/Martensitic steel welds – Materials Strand Project
Supervisors: Dr. Aneeqa Khan, Dr. Anastasia Vasileiou and Dr Ed Pickering (University of Manchester) and Dr. Yiqiang Wang (UKAEA) Structural components in a fusion reactor must withstand the diverse range...
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Studies of laser-produced energetic electrons for alternative inertial confinement fusion schemes – Plasma Strand project
Supervisor: Kate Lancaster (University of York) Ultra-intense laser interactions with matter give us a route to produce some of the most extreme conditions on earth. When these lasers are focused...
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Utilising In-Situ High-Temperature EBSD to Observe Phase Transformations in Reduced-Activation Ferritic/Martensitic (RAFM) Steels for Fusion – Materials Strand Project
Supervisors: Ed Pickering (University of Manchester). Reduced-activation ferritic/martensitic (RAFM) steels, such as Eurofer 97, are primary candidate materials for blanket components in future fusion reactors. It is hoped that they...
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Development of new reduced activity ferrite martensite steels with higher temperature capability and improved impact properties – Materials Strand Project
Supervisors: Prof Mark Rainforth (lead) (University of Sheffield), Prof EJ Palmiere (University of Sheffield). Fusion power reactors feature a high heat flux loading of the plasma facing components (PFC) referred...
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Optimizing the Exhaust Performance via Magnetic Geometry in Advanced Divertors – plasma strand project
Supervisor/s: Dr Kirsty McKay (University of Liverpool), Dr Lingyan Xiang (UKAEA) & Dr David Moulton (UKAEA). Power exhaust at the plasma boundary remains a challenging issue foreseen in fusion reactors,...