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Assessment of DEMO WCLL breeding blanket primary heat transfer system isolation valve absorbed doses due to activated water [PDF]

, 2020
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 ...
P. Chiovaro, S. Ciattaglia, F. Cismondi, Alessandro DEL NEVO, P.A. Di Maio, G. Federici, I. Moscato, Gandolfo Alessandro Spagnuolo, E. Vallone   +8 more
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Analysis of the Thermo-Mechanical Behaviour of the EU DEMO Water-Cooled Lithium Lead Central Outboard Blanket Segment under an Optimized Thermal Field

Applied Sciences, 2022
Within the framework of the EUROfusion research activities on the DEMO Water-Cooled Lithium Lead (WCLL) Breeding Blanket (BB) design, a research study was performed to preliminarily optimize, from the thermal point of view, the WCLL Central Outboard ...
Ilenia Catanzaro, Gaetano Bongiovì, Pietro Alessandro Di Maio   +2 more
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Design and Integration of the EU-DEMO Water-Cooled Lead Lithium Breeding Blanket

Energies, 2023
The water-cooled lead lithium breeding blanket (WCLL BB) is one of two BB candidate concepts to be chosen as the driver blanket of the EU-DEMO fusion reactor.
Pietro Arena, Gaetano Bongiovì, Ilenia Catanzaro, Cristiano Ciurluini, Aldo Collaku, Alessandro Del Nevo, Pietro Alessandro Di Maio, Matteo D’Onorio, Fabio Giannetti, Vito Imbriani, Pietro Maccari, Lorenzo Melchiorri, Fabio Moro, Rocco Mozzillo, Simone Noce, Laura Savoldi, Simone Siriano, Alessandro Tassone, Marco Utili   +18 more
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On the evaluation of the DEMO WCLL Breeding Blanket sector thermal-hydraulic performances at a system level

Fusion Engineering and Design
To obtain an affordable BB design, one of the key issues is assessing its thermal-hydraulic performances during operational and accidental conditions. For this, an analysis of the component transient behavior is needed to improve and refine the project.
Francesco Colliva, Fabio Giannetti, Antonio Trotta, Alessandro DEL NEVO, Gianfranco Caruso, Cristiano Ciurluini   +5 more
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Thermo-Mechanical Analysis and Design Update of the Top Cap Region of the DEMO Water-Cooled Lithium Lead Central Outboard Blanket Segment

Applied Sciences, 2022
Within the framework of the EUROfusion research and development activities, the Water-Cooled Lithium Lead (WCLL) Breeding Blanket (BB) is one of the two candidates to be chosen as the driver blanket for the European DEMO nuclear fusion reactor. Hence, an
Gaetano Bongiovì, Salvatore Giambrone, Ilenia Catanzaro, Pietro Alessandro Di Maio, Pietro Arena   +4 more
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Exploratory Thermo-Mechanical Assessment of the Bottom Cap Region of the EU DEMO Water-Cooled Lead Lithium Central Outboard Blanket Segment

Applied Sciences, 2023
The Water-Cooled Lead Lithium (WCLL) Breeding Blanket (BB) is one of the two BB concept candidates to be selected as the driver blanket for the EU DEMO fusion reactor.
Gaetano Bongiovì, Ilenia Catanzaro, Pietro Alessandro Di Maio, Salvatore Giambrone, Alberto Gioè, Pietro Arena, Lorenzo Melchiorri   +6 more
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Thermomechanical and Thermofluid-Dynamic Coupled Analysis of the Top Cap Region of the Water-Cooled Lithium Lead Breeding Blanket for the EU DEMO Fusion Reactor

Energies, 2023
In the EU, the Water-Cooled Lithium Lead (WCLL) Breeding Blanket (BB) concept is one of the candidates for the design of the DEMO reactor. From the past campaign of analysis emerged that the thermal-induced stress led to the failure in the verification ...
Alberto Gioè, Gaetano Bongiovì, Ilenia Catanzaro, Pierluigi Chiovaro, Pietro Alessandro Di Maio, Salvatore Giambrone, Andrea Quartararo, Eugenio Vallone, Pietro Arena, Salvatore Basile   +9 more
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CFD Analysis and Optimization of the DEMO WCLL Central Outboard Segment Bottom-Cap Elementary Cell

Journal of Nuclear Engineering, 2022
In the design of magnetic confinement nuclear fusion power plants, the breeding blanket (BB) plays a crucial role since it must fulfil key functions such as tritium breeding, radiation-shielding, and removal of the heat power generated by the plasma. The
Lorenzo Melchiorri, Pietro Arena, Fabio Giannetti, Simone Siriano, Alessandro Tassone   +4 more
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Design of a Prototypical Mock-Up for the Experimental Investigation of WCLL First-Wall Performances

Energies, 2023
A large research effort is currently ongoing within the framework of the EUROfusion consortium for the study and design of a water-cooled lithium–lead (WCLL) breeding blanket (BB).
Pietro Maccari, Pietro Arena, Ranieri Marinari, Amelia Tincani, Alessandro Del Nevo   +4 more
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PbLi/Water Reaction: Experimental Campaign and Modeling Advancements in WPBB EUROfusion Project

Energies, 2023
The Water-Cooled Lithium–Lead blanket concept is a candidate breeding blanket concept for the EU DEMO reactor and it is going to be tested as one of the Test Blanket Modules (TBM) inside the ITER reactor.
Marica Eboli, Pietro Arena, Nicolò Badodi, Antonio Cammi, Cristiano Ciurluini, Vittorio Cossu, Nicola Forgione, Francesco Galleni, Fabio Giannetti, Bruno Gonfiotti, Daniele Martelli, Lorenzo Melchiorri, Carmine Risi, Alessandro Tassone, Alessandro Del Nevo   +14 more
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