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A thermonuclear fusion reactor is assumed to be used for power generation under the following conditions: • Annual consumption of deuterium D is 10 kg and tritium T is 15 kg, Corresponding number of D and T moles is n= 5 x 10³ moles each, • Annual duration of the reactor operation tis 8190 h per year, • Energy conversion efficiency of the fusion reactor is n = 0.43. Avogadro number is N = 6.023 x 10²3 molecules/atoms per mole and the energy released in a D-T fusion reaction is E,= 17.59 MeV. Estimate (i) the annual amount of energy released in the reactor Ey, and (ii) the average electric power output Pa of the reactor.

A thermonuclear fusion reactor is assumed to be used for power generation under the following conditions: • Annual consumption of deuterium D is 10 kg and tritium T is 15 kg, Corresponding number of D and T moles is n= 5 x 10³ moles each, • Annual duration of the reactor operation tis 8190 h per year, • Energy conversion efficiency of the fusion reactor is n = 0.43. Avogadro number is N = 6.023 x 10²3 molecules/atoms per mole and the energy released in a D-T fusion reaction is E,= 17.59 MeV. Estimate (i) the annual amount of energy released in the reactor Ey, and (ii) the average electric power output Pa of the reactor.

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13.8 A thermonuclear fusion reactor is assumed to be used for power generation under the following conditions: • Annual consumption of deuterium D is 10 kg and tritium T is 15 kg, • Corresponding number of D and T moles is n= 5 x 10³ moles each, • Annual duration of the reactor operation tis 8190 h per year, • Energy conversion efficiency of the fusion reactor is n = 0.43. Avogadro number is N = 6.023 x 1023 molecules/atoms per mole and the energy released in a D–T fusion reaction is E,= 17.59 MeV. Estimate (i) the annual amount of energy released in the reactor Ey, and (ii) the average electric power output Pq of the reactor.
Transcribed Image Text:13.8 A thermonuclear fusion reactor is assumed to be used for power generation under the following conditions: • Annual consumption of deuterium D is 10 kg and tritium T is 15 kg, • Corresponding number of D and T moles is n= 5 x 10³ moles each, • Annual duration of the reactor operation tis 8190 h per year, • Energy conversion efficiency of the fusion reactor is n = 0.43. Avogadro number is N = 6.023 x 1023 molecules/atoms per mole and the energy released in a D–T fusion reaction is E,= 17.59 MeV. Estimate (i) the annual amount of energy released in the reactor Ey, and (ii) the average electric power output Pq of the reactor.
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