R&D Needs for the Design of the EU-DEMO HCPB ICD Balance of Plant in FP9
During the Pre-Conceptual Design Phase of the EU-DEMO, two BOP solutions for WCLL and HCPB were elaborated, as close as possible to industrial standards. Nevertheless, each solution has open issues to be investigated, analytically and experimentally, in the Conceptual Design Phase (CDP). For the HCP...
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| description | During the Pre-Conceptual Design Phase of the EU-DEMO, two BOP solutions for WCLL and HCPB were elaborated, as close as possible to industrial standards. Nevertheless, each solution has open issues to be investigated, analytically and experimentally, in the Conceptual Design Phase (CDP). For the HCPB, the functionality and operability of the Helium-Molten Salt Heat Exchanger, and the coupling to a helium loop with a prototypic helium blower, is of primary interest. In addition, the operation of the pulse, dwell and transitions will be investigated within the new build infrastructure, HELOKA-US (Upgrade Storage), to be erected at KIT. The design requires a certain flexibility, since the final parameters of the Primary Heat Transfer System of DEMO may vary, due to plasma optimizations during CDP. HELOKA-US benefits from the high-pressure helium loop HELOKA-HP, erected to test HCPB-Breeding Blanket and First Wall modules, as well as from the competencies of preparing, handling and testing of various molten salts used for heat transfer optimization and natural convection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e7e6146692f455c8f807e706284268b2023-11-24T15:58:51ZengMDPI AGJournal of Nuclear Engineering2673-43622022-12-013443544510.3390/jne3040029R&D Needs for the Design of the EU-DEMO HCPB ICD Balance of Plant in FP9Sara Perez-Martin0Evaldas Bubelis1Wolfgang Hering2Luciana Barucca3Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, GermanyInstitute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, GermanyInstitute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, GermanyAnsaldo Nucleare, Via N, Lorenzi 8, 16152 Genova, ItalyDuring the Pre-Conceptual Design Phase of the EU-DEMO, two BOP solutions for WCLL and HCPB were elaborated, as close as possible to industrial standards. Nevertheless, each solution has open issues to be investigated, analytically and experimentally, in the Conceptual Design Phase (CDP). For the HCPB, the functionality and operability of the Helium-Molten Salt Heat Exchanger, and the coupling to a helium loop with a prototypic helium blower, is of primary interest. In addition, the operation of the pulse, dwell and transitions will be investigated within the new build infrastructure, HELOKA-US (Upgrade Storage), to be erected at KIT. The design requires a certain flexibility, since the final parameters of the Primary Heat Transfer System of DEMO may vary, due to plasma optimizations during CDP. HELOKA-US benefits from the high-pressure helium loop HELOKA-HP, erected to test HCPB-Breeding Blanket and First Wall modules, as well as from the competencies of preparing, handling and testing of various molten salts used for heat transfer optimization and natural convection.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4362/3/4/29EU-DEMOHCPBBOPHELOKA-UShelium compressorHe-MS Heat Exchanger |
| spellingShingle | Sara Perez-Martin Evaldas Bubelis Wolfgang Hering Luciana Barucca R&D Needs for the Design of the EU-DEMO HCPB ICD Balance of Plant in FP9 Journal of Nuclear Engineering EU-DEMO HCPB BOP HELOKA-US helium compressor He-MS Heat Exchanger |
| title | R&D Needs for the Design of the EU-DEMO HCPB ICD Balance of Plant in FP9 |
| title_full | R&D Needs for the Design of the EU-DEMO HCPB ICD Balance of Plant in FP9 |
| title_fullStr | R&D Needs for the Design of the EU-DEMO HCPB ICD Balance of Plant in FP9 |
| title_full_unstemmed | R&D Needs for the Design of the EU-DEMO HCPB ICD Balance of Plant in FP9 |
| title_short | R&D Needs for the Design of the EU-DEMO HCPB ICD Balance of Plant in FP9 |
| title_sort | r d needs for the design of the eu demo hcpb icd balance of plant in fp9 |
| topic | EU-DEMO HCPB BOP HELOKA-US helium compressor He-MS Heat Exchanger |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4362/3/4/29 |
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