In fusion reactors, surfaces of plasma facing components (PFCs) are exposed to high heat
and particle flux. Tungsten and Copper alloys are primary candidates for plasma facing …

The status of the literature is reviewed for several thermophysical properties of pure solid
and liquid tungsten which constitute input for the modelling of intense plasma-surface …

This paper presents the results of a preliminary assessment conducted to estimate the
thermal response and erosion lifetime of the ITER divertor targets clad either with carbon …

Studies of macroscopic melt motion induced by fast transient power loads and the ensuing
damage to plasma-facing components are critical for ITER. Based on state-of-the-art …

The MEMOS-U physics model, addressing macroscopic melt motion in large deformation
and long displacement regimes, and its numerical schemes are presented. Discussion is …

The first results of particle-in-cell simulations of the electrostatic sheath and magnetic pre-
sheath of thermionically emitting planar tungsten surfaces in fusion plasmas are presented …

Repetitive melting of tungsten by power transients originating from edge localized modes
(ELMs) has been studied in ASDEX Upgrade. Tungsten samples were exposed to H-mode …

The MEMOS-U code, a significantly upgraded version of MEMOS-3D, has been developed
to address macroscopic metallic melt motion in large-deformation long-displacement …

Fluid dynamics simulations of melting and crater formation at the surface of a copper
cathode exposed to high plasma heat fluxes and pressure gradients are presented. The …

The bulk replacement current density triggered by surface charge loss owing to thermionic
emission leads to a volumetric Lorentz force which has been observed to drive macroscopic …