The Design of Water Loop Facility for Supporting the WCLL Breeding Blanket Technology and Safety [PDF]
Energies, 2023 The WCLL Breeding Blanket of DEMO and the Test Blanket Module (TBM) of ITER require accurate R&D activities, i.e., concept validation at a relevant scale and safety demonstrations. In view of this, the strategic objective of the Water Loop (WL) facility,
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Magneto-Convective Analyses of the PbLi Flow for the EU-WCLL Fusion Breeding Blanket [PDF]
Energies, 2021 The Water Cooled Lithium Lead (WCLL) breeding blanket is one of the driver blanket concepts under development for the European Demonstration Reactor (DEMO). The majority of the blanket volume is occupied by flowing PbLi at eutectic composition.
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Investigation of the DEMO WCLL Breeding Blanket Cooling Water Activation [PDF]
Fusion Engineering and Design, 2020 Abstract Within the framework of the activities foreseen by the EUROfusion action on the cooling water activation assessment for a DEMO reactor equipped with a Water Cooled Lithium Lead Breeding Blanket (WCLL BB), the University of Palermo is involved in the assessment of dose rates induced by the decay of nitrogen radioisotopes produced by water ...
Gandolfo Alessandro Spagnuolo +2 more
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Magnetohydrodynamic simulation of the WCLL breeding blanket with helical cooling pipes
Fusion Engineering and DesignThe Water-Cooled Lead Lithium (WCLL) is a Breeding Blanket (BB) concept presently in the development phase for implementation in the DEMO fusion reactor demonstrator. The Lead lithium eutectic alloy (PbLi) breeder is moved at a slow velocity to diminish Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) pressure losses.
Simone Siriano, Alessandro Tassone
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Thermo-hydraulic analysis of EU DEMO WCLL breeding blanket [PDF]
Fusion Engineering and Design, 2018 Abstract In the frame of EUROfusion Work Package Breeding Blanket, thermal-hydraulic engineering analyses were carried out at ENEA Brasimone, in close cooperation with Sapienza University of Rome, to investigate thermal and fluid-dynamic behavior of the Water Cooled Lithium Lead Breeding Blanket, which is a candidate option for the European DEMO ...
Gianfranco Caruso +2 more
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Dynamic thermal-hydraulic modelling of the EU DEMO WCLL breeding blanket cooling loops [PDF]
Fusion Engineering and Design, 2017 A global thermal-hydraulic model of the EU DEMO tokamak, based on an object-oriented approach using the Modelica language, is currently under development at Politecnico di Torino. The first module of the global model will simulate the dynamics of the blanket cooling system and it will be able to investigate different coolant options and different ...
Laura Savoldi +2 more
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Helical-shaped double wall tubes solution for the breeding zone cooling in the WCLL breeding blanket
Fusion Engineering and DesignOne of the two most promising Breeding Blanket (BB) concepts to be chosen as driver design of the EU-DEMO fusion reactor is the Water-Cooled Lead Lithium (WCLL) BB. A crucial point of this key component is the cooling of the BB structural elements and of the Lithium-Lead alloy, used as neutronic multiplier and Tritium breeder.
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Activities in Divertor Reflector and Linear Plates Using WCLL and HCPB Breeding Blanket Concepts [PDF]
Energies, 2021 In fusion devices, such as European Demonstration Fusion Power Reactor (EU DEMO), primary neutrons can cause material activation due to the interaction between the source particles and the targeting material.
Simona Breidokaité +1 more
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3D Transient CFD Simulation of an In-Vessel Loss-of-Coolant Accident in the EU DEMO WCLL Breeding Blanket [PDF]
Energies, 2023 The in-vessel Loss-of-Coolant Accident (LOCA) is one of the design basis accidents in the design of the EU DEMO tokamak fusion reactor. System-level codes are typically employed to analyse the evolution of these transients.
Mauro Sprò +2 more
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On the impact of the heat transfer modelling approach on the prediction of EU-DEMO WCLL breeding blanket thermal performances [PDF]
Fusion Engineering and Design, 2020 The Water-Cooled Lithium-Lead Breeding Blanket is a key component of a fusion power plant, in charge of ensure Tritium production, shield Vacuum Vessel and magnets and remove the heat power deposited by radiation and particles arising from plasma.
Gianfranco Caruso +2 more
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