Non-destructive testing of divertor components

M. Merola; P. Chappuis; F. Escourbiac; M. Grattarola; Harri Jeskanen; Pentti Kauppinen; L. Plöchl; B. Schedler; J. Schlosser; I. Smid; Seppo Tähtinen; R. Vesprini; E. Visca; A. Zabernig

doi:10.1016/S0920-3796(02)00155-2

Non-destructive testing of divertor components

M. Merola (Corresponding Author), P. Chappuis, F. Escourbiac, M. Grattarola, Harri Jeskanen, Pentti Kauppinen, L. Plöchl, B. Schedler, J. Schlosser, I. Smid, Seppo Tähtinen, R. Vesprini, E. Visca, A. Zabernig

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Abstract

This task within the EU R&D for ITER had two main objectives: (1) qualification of inspection procedures for plasma facing components (PFC), (2) assessment of the behaviour of calibrated defects under high heat flux (HHF) cyclic loading. The ultimate goal of this work was to demonstrate that the reliable identification of fatal defects by the chosen non-destructive testing (NDT) methods can be achieved. This R&D was carried out according to the following steps: (1) manufacture of a divertor vertical target (VT) prototype with artificial calibrated defects; (2) blind non-destructive round robin test of the prototype; (3) HHF test in FE200 electron beam (EB) facility; (4) post-fatigue blind non-destructive round robin test; (5) destructive examination. The general final conclusion was that the NDT techniques can reliably detect and locate defects having dimensions well below those, which could impair the thermal fatigue lifetime.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	141-146
Journal	Fusion Engineering and Design
Volume	61-62
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-3796(02)00155-2
Publication status	Published - 2002
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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non-destructive testing
thermal fatigue
electron beam facility

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