Andrej Horvat Mike Fursdon Nicolas Mantel Rob Bamber Martin Webb Davide Kleiner Roberta Santori
An important contribution to the mechanical stresses present in the ITER ICH antenna is related to the non-uniform heating of its front section due to RF losses, plasma and charge exchange, and the effects of neutron radiation. As a consequence, intensive convective cooling is necessary to maintain temperature and the related thermally induced s…
PreprintN. Mantel D. Bowden S.S. Herashchenko M. Fursdon A. D. L. Hancock I.E. Garkusha J. Roberts V.A. Makhlai A. von Mueller T. R. Barrett J.-H. You
In the conceptual design of EU-DEMO, damage to plasma facing components under disruption events is planned to be mitigated by specific sacrificial limiter components. A new limiter concept has been proposed using lattice structures fabricated with tungsten powder by additive manufacturing techniques. The major potential benefits of using a latti…
PublishedN. Mantel D. Bowden S.S. Herashchenko M. Fursdon A. D. L. Hancock I.E. Garkusha J. Roberts V.A. Makhlai A. von Mueller T. R. Barrett J.-H. You
In the conceptual design of EU-DEMO, damage to plasma facing components under disruption events is planned to be mitigated by specific sacrificial limiter components. A new limiter concept has been proposed using lattice structures fabricated with tungsten powder by additive manufacturing techniques. The major potential benefits of using a latti…
PublishedF. Domptail T.R. Barrett M. Fursdon A. Lukenskas J-H. You
A high performing DEMO divertor target mock-up design that uses the thermal break interlayer concept is presented. The design evolved from a previous design of which six mock-ups were designed, fabricated and subjected to high heat flux testing. The new design was generated using optimisation techniques; specifically, software was developed to …
Preprint PublishedMike Fursdon Jeong-Ha You
This paper gives guidelines for assessing the structural integrity of plasma facing components (PFC)when irradiated to the levels expected in DEMO after two full power years. The paper is part 2 of a 3-part paper describing the EuroFusion DEMO Divertor group (WPDIV) Inelastic Analysis procedure (IAP), created to improve the assessment of PFCs, a…
Preprint PublishedMike Fursdon Jeong-Ha You Muyuan Li
The preferred design of the ITER divertor target component is the monoblock, comprising a tungsten armour block through which passes a CuCrZr cooling pipe which is joined to the tungsten via a copper interlayer. This construction currently looks to be one of the favoured designs for DEMO. Ideally this structure can be assessed for structural integr…
Preprint PublishedMike Fursdon Jeong-ha You Muyuan Li
Guidelines are presented for the recommended method of assessing by analysis the structural integrity of divertor plasma facing components (PFCs) under high heat flux (HHF) loads. The objective is to enable analysis to provide greater supporting evidence for PFC qualification (which for ITER is currently achieved by test alone) and to provide reaso…
Preprint PublishedLlion Evans T. Minniti M. Fursdon M. Gorley T. Barrett F. Domptail E. Surrey W. Kockelmann A.v. Müller F. Escourbiac A. Durocher
Within a tokamak fusion energy device, the performance and lifespan of a divertor monoblock under high heat flux cycles is of particular interest. Key to this is the quality of manufacture, especially the material joining interfaces. Presented here is a comparative study between X-ray and neutron tomography to investigate the quality of manufacture…
Preprint PublishedM. Gorley M. Fursdon M. Kalsey
Fusion demonstration (DEMO) concepts are facing challenges in safety and licensing in part due to uncertainties with in-vessel components validation, which relate directly to the materials and design criteria used for assessments. These challenges come from the designed operation under unprecedented environmental conditions and reliance on the perf…
Preprint PurchaseT. R. Barrett G. Ellwood G. Pérez M. Kovari M. Fursdon F. Domptail S. Kirk S.C. McIntosh S. Roberts S. Zheng L.V. Boccaccini J-H. You C. Bachmann J. Reiser M. Rieth E. Visca G. Mazzone F. Arbeiter P.K. Domalapally
The European DEMO power reactor is currently under conceptual design within the EUROfusion Consortium. One of the most critical activities is the engineering of the plasma-facing components (PFCs) covering the plasma chamber wall, which must operate reliably in an extreme environment of neutron irradiation and surface heat and particle flux, while …
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