ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is an experimental reactor aimed at demonstrating the technological and scientific feasibility of fusion technology. A future fusion power plant producing large amounts of energy power will be required to breed all of its own Tritium. ITER will demonstrate this essential concept of Tritium self-sustainment. Among the most important components of that reactor there is the cryostat that is, specifically, a large stainless steel structure surrounding the vacuum vessel and the superconducting magnets, providing a super-cool vacuum environment. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effects caused by a suddenly rupture of one of the cryogenic lines with release of helium inside the cryostat, event known as CrICE: Ingress of Coolant Event in Cryostat. The CrICE accident scenario has been simulated by ANSYS©CFX. To the purpose, a suitable model representing a 20° sector of the overall ITER structures, vacuum vessel, magnets, thermal shield, ports and cryostat was set up and implemented, in order to characterize and define the free volume to be filled by the gas that would be released eventually as well as the air inside the bioshield. The numerical model, the geometrical characteristics and the materials properties used as input in the simulation of the accidental scenario have been presented and discussed. The results obtained indicated that the cryostat is capable to sustain the pressure and the thermal loads generated by the accident conditions. It is also worthy to remark that these results (raw outcomes) will be used for a further detailed investigation of the structural performances of cryostat itself.
ITER cryostat accidental scenario: fluid dynamics analysis of Ingress of Coolant Event Accident
OLIVI, NICOLA;LO FRANO, ROSA;AQUARO, DONATO
2015-01-01
Abstract
ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is an experimental reactor aimed at demonstrating the technological and scientific feasibility of fusion technology. A future fusion power plant producing large amounts of energy power will be required to breed all of its own Tritium. ITER will demonstrate this essential concept of Tritium self-sustainment. Among the most important components of that reactor there is the cryostat that is, specifically, a large stainless steel structure surrounding the vacuum vessel and the superconducting magnets, providing a super-cool vacuum environment. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effects caused by a suddenly rupture of one of the cryogenic lines with release of helium inside the cryostat, event known as CrICE: Ingress of Coolant Event in Cryostat. The CrICE accident scenario has been simulated by ANSYS©CFX. To the purpose, a suitable model representing a 20° sector of the overall ITER structures, vacuum vessel, magnets, thermal shield, ports and cryostat was set up and implemented, in order to characterize and define the free volume to be filled by the gas that would be released eventually as well as the air inside the bioshield. The numerical model, the geometrical characteristics and the materials properties used as input in the simulation of the accidental scenario have been presented and discussed. The results obtained indicated that the cryostat is capable to sustain the pressure and the thermal loads generated by the accident conditions. It is also worthy to remark that these results (raw outcomes) will be used for a further detailed investigation of the structural performances of cryostat itself.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
