Abstract
The objective of this work is to demonstrate that a multi-layer, electrically insulating coating will acceptably reduce the magneto hydrodynamic (MHD) pressure losses in a lithium-cooled blanket. Coatings of Er 2O 3 or Y 2O 3 with an overlying coating of vanadium have been fabricated by physical vapor deposition. Coatings have demonstrated acceptable as-received resistivity at 800 °C in vacuum and at 600 °C in contact with Li. When the Y 2O 3 coating was completely covered with a 10 μm vanadium layer, it survived exposure to Li for 100 h at 800 °C without degradation. The interaction between V alloys and Li at ⩽800 °C is now the critical compatibility issue and a loop test is being constructed. New ceramic materials based on the Y–Ti–O system also are being explored.
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