Overview of Thermal Hydraulic Optimization and Verification for the EU-DEMO HCPB BOP ICD Variant
When progressing from the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) to the Demonstration Fusion Reactor (DEMO), a system for transferring plasma heat exhaust to a power conversion system is necessary for the so-called Balance of Plant (BOP). During the preconceptual phase of the EU-DEM...
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| author | Wolfgang Hering Evaldas Bubelis Sara Perez-Martin Maria-Victoria Bologa |
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| description | When progressing from the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) to the Demonstration Fusion Reactor (DEMO), a system for transferring plasma heat exhaust to a power conversion system is necessary for the so-called Balance of Plant (BOP). During the preconceptual phase of the EU-DEMO project, different BOP concepts were investigated in order to identify the main requirements and feasible architectures to achieve that goal in the most efficient way. This paper comprises the investigations performed during the DEMO preconceptual design phase (p-CDP) and compares the different variants. The main aspect was focused on the helium-cooled pebble bed (HCPB) breeding blanket (BB) concept. After all assessments were performed, the indirect coupled design (ICD) was chosen as the reference configuration for the DEMO HCPB BOP for further development and optimization. The ICD provides decoupling using a molten salt storage loop, which accumulates thermal power during plasma pulses that are released during dwell periods. The work is supported by simulations using design codes EBSILON and MATLAB/SIMULINK, providing the basis for the next design phase. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cbca6987cf7042d6bdcf9c54764cfff62023-11-23T02:19:29ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-11-011423789410.3390/en14237894Overview of Thermal Hydraulic Optimization and Verification for the EU-DEMO HCPB BOP ICD VariantWolfgang Hering0Evaldas Bubelis1Sara Perez-Martin2Maria-Victoria Bologa3Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology (INR), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, GermanyKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology (INR), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, GermanyKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology (INR), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, GermanyKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology (INR), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, GermanyWhen progressing from the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) to the Demonstration Fusion Reactor (DEMO), a system for transferring plasma heat exhaust to a power conversion system is necessary for the so-called Balance of Plant (BOP). During the preconceptual phase of the EU-DEMO project, different BOP concepts were investigated in order to identify the main requirements and feasible architectures to achieve that goal in the most efficient way. This paper comprises the investigations performed during the DEMO preconceptual design phase (p-CDP) and compares the different variants. The main aspect was focused on the helium-cooled pebble bed (HCPB) breeding blanket (BB) concept. After all assessments were performed, the indirect coupled design (ICD) was chosen as the reference configuration for the DEMO HCPB BOP for further development and optimization. The ICD provides decoupling using a molten salt storage loop, which accumulates thermal power during plasma pulses that are released during dwell periods. The work is supported by simulations using design codes EBSILON and MATLAB/SIMULINK, providing the basis for the next design phase.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/23/7894EU-DEMOhelium-cooled pebble bedbalance of plantthermal storageindirect coupled designenergy balance |
| spellingShingle | Wolfgang Hering Evaldas Bubelis Sara Perez-Martin Maria-Victoria Bologa Overview of Thermal Hydraulic Optimization and Verification for the EU-DEMO HCPB BOP ICD Variant Energies EU-DEMO helium-cooled pebble bed balance of plant thermal storage indirect coupled design energy balance |
| title | Overview of Thermal Hydraulic Optimization and Verification for the EU-DEMO HCPB BOP ICD Variant |
| title_full | Overview of Thermal Hydraulic Optimization and Verification for the EU-DEMO HCPB BOP ICD Variant |
| title_fullStr | Overview of Thermal Hydraulic Optimization and Verification for the EU-DEMO HCPB BOP ICD Variant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overview of Thermal Hydraulic Optimization and Verification for the EU-DEMO HCPB BOP ICD Variant |
| title_short | Overview of Thermal Hydraulic Optimization and Verification for the EU-DEMO HCPB BOP ICD Variant |
| title_sort | overview of thermal hydraulic optimization and verification for the eu demo hcpb bop icd variant |
| topic | EU-DEMO helium-cooled pebble bed balance of plant thermal storage indirect coupled design energy balance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/23/7894 |
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