Study on Multiphysics Coupling and Automatic Neutronic Optimization for Solid Tritium Breeding Blanket of Fusion Reactor
A tritium breeding blanket (TBB) is an essential component in a fusion reactor, which has functions of tritium breeding, energy generation and neutron shielding. Tritium breeding ratio (TBR) is a key parameter to evaluate whether the TBB could produce enough tritium to achieve tritium self-sufficien...
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| description | A tritium breeding blanket (TBB) is an essential component in a fusion reactor, which has functions of tritium breeding, energy generation and neutron shielding. Tritium breeding ratio (TBR) is a key parameter to evaluate whether the TBB could produce enough tritium to achieve tritium self-sufficiency (TBR > 1) for a fusion reactor. Current codes or software struggle to meet the requirements of high efficiency and high automation for neutronic optimization of the TBB. In this paper, the multiphysics coupling and automatic neutronic optimization method study for a solid breeder TBB is performed, and a corresponding code is developed. A typical module of China fusion engineering test reactor (CFETR) helium cooled ceramic breeder (HCCB) TBB was selected, and a 3D neutronics model of an initial scheme is developed. The automatic neutronic optimization was performed by using the developed code for verification. Results indicate that the TBR could increase from 1.219 to 1.282 (~5.17% improvement), and that the maximum temperature of each type of material in the optimized scheme is below the allowable temperature. It is of great scientific significance and engineering value to explore and study the algorithm for automatic neutronic optimization and the code development of the TBB. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c654d20e2424feeb0c5560dc80fd8212023-11-22T10:34:43ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-09-011417544210.3390/en14175442Study on Multiphysics Coupling and Automatic Neutronic Optimization for Solid Tritium Breeding Blanket of Fusion ReactorShen Qu0Qixiang Cao1Xuru Duan2Xueren Wang3Xiaoyu Wang4Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, ChinaSouthwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, ChinaSouthwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, ChinaSouthwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, ChinaSouthwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, ChinaA tritium breeding blanket (TBB) is an essential component in a fusion reactor, which has functions of tritium breeding, energy generation and neutron shielding. Tritium breeding ratio (TBR) is a key parameter to evaluate whether the TBB could produce enough tritium to achieve tritium self-sufficiency (TBR > 1) for a fusion reactor. Current codes or software struggle to meet the requirements of high efficiency and high automation for neutronic optimization of the TBB. In this paper, the multiphysics coupling and automatic neutronic optimization method study for a solid breeder TBB is performed, and a corresponding code is developed. A typical module of China fusion engineering test reactor (CFETR) helium cooled ceramic breeder (HCCB) TBB was selected, and a 3D neutronics model of an initial scheme is developed. The automatic neutronic optimization was performed by using the developed code for verification. Results indicate that the TBR could increase from 1.219 to 1.282 (~5.17% improvement), and that the maximum temperature of each type of material in the optimized scheme is below the allowable temperature. It is of great scientific significance and engineering value to explore and study the algorithm for automatic neutronic optimization and the code development of the TBB.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/17/5442multiphysics couplingautomatic neutronic optimizationHCCB TBBTBR |
| spellingShingle | Shen Qu Qixiang Cao Xuru Duan Xueren Wang Xiaoyu Wang Study on Multiphysics Coupling and Automatic Neutronic Optimization for Solid Tritium Breeding Blanket of Fusion Reactor Energies multiphysics coupling automatic neutronic optimization HCCB TBB TBR |
| title | Study on Multiphysics Coupling and Automatic Neutronic Optimization for Solid Tritium Breeding Blanket of Fusion Reactor |
| title_full | Study on Multiphysics Coupling and Automatic Neutronic Optimization for Solid Tritium Breeding Blanket of Fusion Reactor |
| title_fullStr | Study on Multiphysics Coupling and Automatic Neutronic Optimization for Solid Tritium Breeding Blanket of Fusion Reactor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study on Multiphysics Coupling and Automatic Neutronic Optimization for Solid Tritium Breeding Blanket of Fusion Reactor |
| title_short | Study on Multiphysics Coupling and Automatic Neutronic Optimization for Solid Tritium Breeding Blanket of Fusion Reactor |
| title_sort | study on multiphysics coupling and automatic neutronic optimization for solid tritium breeding blanket of fusion reactor |
| topic | multiphysics coupling automatic neutronic optimization HCCB TBB TBR |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/17/5442 |
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