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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2014
Robert Shahram Shaefer, Camarillo, CA (US);
Nasr M. Ghoniem, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Brian Williams, Camarillo, CA (US);
Robert Shahram Shaefer, Camarillo, CA (US);
Nasr M. Ghoniem, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Brian Williams, Camarillo, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Ultramet, Pacoima, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for fabricating a cellular tritium breeder component includes obtaining a reticulated carbon foam skeleton comprising a network of interconnected ligaments. The foam skeleton is then melt-infiltrated with a tritium breeder material, for example, lithium zirconate or lithium titanate. The foam skeleton is then removed to define a cellular breeder component having a network of interconnected tritium purge channels. In an embodiment the ligaments of the foam skeleton are enlarged by adding carbon using chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) prior to melt-infiltration. In an embodiment the foam skeleton is coated with a refractory material, for example, tungsten, prior to melt infiltration.