TIMELY DELIVERY OF LASER INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY (LIFE)
TIMELY DELIVERY OF LASER INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY (LIFE)
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DOI：
10.13182/fst10-316
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发表时间：
2011-07-01
影响因子：
0.9
通讯作者：
Storm, E.
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作者：
Dunne, M.;Moses, E. I.;Storm, E.
国家点火装置（NIF）是世界上最大、能量最高的激光系统，目前在劳伦斯利弗莫尔国家实验室运行。NIF的一个关键目标是首次在实验室中演示聚变点火。它的灵活性允许多个目标的设计（间接和直接驱动）被fielded，提供了大量的范围优化的一个强大的目标design.In本文中，我们讨论了一种方法来产生千兆瓦级的电力从激光驱动的聚变中子源的基础上，这些演示实验。这种“LIFE”概念可以使商业发电厂快速进入市场，假设点火成功，技术演示计划直接与设施设计和建设项目相联系。LIFE设计利用了二极管泵浦固态激光技术的最新进展。它采用了NIF上使用的线路可更换单元的范例，以提供高水平的可用性和可维护性，并减轻对先进材料开发的需求。描述了基于这些设计原则的示范LIFE工厂，沿着工厂建设前所需的技术开发领域。
The National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world's largest and most energetic laser system, is now operational at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. A key goal of the NIF is to demonstrate fusion ignition for the first time in the laboratory. Its flexibility allows multiple target designs (both indirect and direct drive) to be fielded, offering substantial scope for optimization of a robust target design.In this paper we discuss an approach to generating gigawatt levels of electrical power from a laser-driven source of fusion neutrons based on these demonstration experiments. This "LIFE" concept enables rapid time-to-market for a commercial power plant, assuming success with ignition and a technology demonstration program that links directly to a facility design and construction project.The LIFE design makes use of recent advances in diode-pumped, solid-state laser technology. It adopts the paradigm of Line Replaceable Units utilized on the NIF to provide high levels of availability and maintainability and mitigate the need for advanced materials development.A demonstration LIFE plant based on these design principles is described, along with the areas of technology development required prior to plant construction.