The Prometheus IFE Reactor Cavity*
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چکیده
The design of a wetted wall reactor cavity was undertaken a t UCLA as a par t o f the Prometheus Iner t ia l Fusion Energy (IFE) reactor study. In this paper, we r e v i e w t h e f i n a l d e s i g n c o n c e p t a n d s u m m a r i z e the resu l t s o f de ta i l ed a n a l y s i s on several o f the k e y a s p e c t s o f t h e c a v i t y d e s i g n . A m o r e c o m p l e t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e d e s i g n a n d a n a l y s i s i s c o n t a i n e d i n the study f inal report [1] .
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