Thermofluid Optimisation AM High Heat Flux Components for Fusion

增材制造使我们能够制造具有复杂内部几何形状的零件，从弯曲的通道到开放的细胞结构。这通常是为了实现轻量化，尽管零件也可以适合其他应用；例如，热管理和流体流动应用。该项目将研究核聚变增材制造组件的设计和使用。增材制造已经被认为是一种具有重大潜在应用潜力的技术，特别是对于构成等离子体面第一壁的高温、高热流密度组件，以及包括钨和钽在内的难熔金属加工的发展，已经显示出支持这一技术的希望。

Additive manufacturing enables us to make parts with complex internal geometries, from tortuous channels to open cellular structures. This is usually done to achieve lightweighting, although parts can also be made to fit other applications; such as, thermal management and fluid flow applications. This project will examine the design and use of additive manufacturing components for nuclear fusion. Additive manufacturing has been identified as a technology with significant potential applications in fusion, particularly for the high temperature, high-heat flux components which make up the plasma-facing first wall and development of the processing of refractory metals, including Tungsten and Tantalum, has shown promise to support this.