Thermal-Hydraulics in Nuclear Fusion Technology: R&D and Applications

• Other Authors: Del Nevo, Alessandro (Editor), Eboli, Marica (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Computing & information technology; Operating systems; packing structure; contact force; porosity distribution; tritium breeder pebble bed; breeding blanket; discrete element method; DEMO; primary heat transfer system; balance of plant; RELAP5; loss of flow accident; once through steam generators; DEMO-EU fusion reactor; IFMIF-DONES facility; lithium technology; CFD; thermo-fluid dynamics; lead-lithium eutectic; In-box LOCA; HCLL TBS; liquid metal blanket; MHD benchmarking; COMSOL multiphysics; magneto-convection; turbulent MHD; large eddy simulations; magnetohydrodynamics (MHD); MHD pressure drop; system codes; liquid metal technology; WCLL BB; small ESS; transient; Apros; Magnetohydrodynamics; heat transfer; WCLL; thermal hydraulic; WLLC blanket; CFETR; wakes; open channel flow; experimental methods; DONES; fusion; liquid lithium; LOCA; Melcor; numeric coupling; liquid metal blankets; tritium; corrosion; convection; turbulence; WCLL blanket; DCLL blanket; WCLL-BB; MELCOR; PHTS; safety analysis; HCPB BB; CRAFT; blanket and divertor; experiment plan; water loop design; DEMO blanket; first wall; ODS steel layer; tungsten functionally graded coating; experimental investigation; EU-DEMO; helium-cooled pebble bed; thermal storage; indirect coupled design; energy balance; power conversion system; simulation; gyrotron resonator; multi-physic simulation; thermal-hydraulics; cooling; mini-channels; Raschig rings; validation; divertor; plasma facing components; thermal hydraulics; SIMMER code; RELAP5 code; in-box LOCA; WCLL breeding blanket; LIFUS5/Mod3
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In nuclear fusion technology, thermal-hydraulics is a key discipline employed in the design phase of the systems and components to demonstrate performance, and to ensure the reliability and their efficient and economical operation. ITER is in charge of investigating the transients of the engineering...