Assessment of Metal Foil Pump Configurations for EU-DEMO [PDF]
EnergiesIt is a challenging but key task to reduce the tritium inventory in EU-DEMO to levels that are acceptable for a nuclear regulator. As solution to this issue, a smart fuel cycle architecture is proposed based on the concept of Direct Internal Recycling ...
Xueli Luo +5 more
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Engineering Design of the European DEMO HCPB Breeding Blanket Breeder Zone Mockup [PDF]
Applied Sciences, 2023 The Helium Cooled Pebble Bed (HCPB) breeding blanket is one of the two driver-blanket candidates for the European fusion demonstration power plant (EU DEMO) within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium.
Guangming Zhou +7 more
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Electrical Loads and Power Systems for the DEMO Nuclear Fusion Project [PDF]
Energies, 2020 EU-DEMO is a European project, having the ambitious goal to be the first demonstrative power plant based on nuclear fusion. The electrical power that is expected to be produced is in the order of 700–800 MW, to be delivered via a connection to the ...
Simone Minucci +4 more
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Impact of plasma-wall interaction and exhaust on the EU-DEMO design [PDF]
Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2021 In the present work, the role of plasma facing components protection in driving the EU-DEMO design will be reviewed, focusing on steady-state and, especially, on transients. This work encompasses both the first wall (FW) as well as the divertor. In fact,
F. Maviglia +16 more
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Modelling the PbLi flow including tritium transport and permeation with GETTHEM [PDF]
Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2023 One of the main challenges to be addressed to achieve a reliable electricity production from the EU DEMO reactor is the realization of a closed fuel cycle, for which a suitable Tritium Extraction and Removal System (TERS) is required. One of the possible
Roberto Bonifetto +6 more
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Scoping the characteristics and benefits of a connected double-null configuration for power exhaust in EU-DEMO [PDF]
Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2021 A double-null configuration is being considered for the EU-DEMO, due to its potential benefits for power exhaust arising from the use of two active divertors and magnetically disconnected low- and high-field sides.
L. Aho-Mantila +12 more
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The DEMO Water-Cooled Lead–Lithium Breeding Blanket: Design Status at the End of the Pre-Conceptual Design Phase [PDF]
Applied Sciences, 2021 The Water-Cooled Lead–Lithium Breeding Blanket (WCLL BB) is one of the two blanket concept candidates to become the driver blanket of the EU-DEMO reactor. The design was enacted with a holistic approach. The influence that neutronics, thermal-hydraulics (
Pietro Arena +15 more
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Parametric scaling of power exhaust in EU-DEMO alternative divertor simulations [PDF]
Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2023 Investigations of parametric scaling of power exhaust in the alternative divertor configuration (ADC) SOLPS-ITER simulation database of the EU-DEMO are conducted and compared to predictions based on the Lengyel model.
A.E. Järvinen +5 more
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Radiative heat load distribution on the EU-DEMO first wall due to mitigated disruptions [PDF]
Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2020 The EU-DEMO First Wall (FW) will be a relatively thin structure. In order not to damage this layer, heat loads distributed onto the wall should be carefully controlled.
M. Moscheni +7 more
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Development of a Thermal-Hydraulic Model for the EU-DEMO Tokamak Building and LOCA Simulation [PDF]
Energies, 2023 The EU-DEMO must demonstrate the possibility of generating electricity through nuclear fusion reactions. Moreover, it must denote the necessary technologies to control a powerful plasma with adequate availability and to meet the safety requirements for ...
Matteo D’Onorio +8 more
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