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Title: Numerical analysis of modified Central Solenoid insert design

Abstract

The United States ITER Project Office (USIPO) is responsible for fabrication of the Central Solenoid (CS) for ITER project. The ITER machine is currently under construction by seven parties in Cadarache, France. The CS Insert (CSI) project should provide a verification of the conductor performance in relevant conditions of temperature, field, currents and mechanical strain. The US IPO designed the CSI that will be tested at the Central Solenoid Model Coil (CSMC) Test Facility at JAEA, Naka. To validate the modified design we performed three-dimensional numerical simulations using coupled solver for simultaneous structural, thermal and electromagnetic analysis. Thermal and electromagnetic simulations supported structural calculations providing necessary loads and strains. According to current analysis design of the modified coil satisfies ITER magnet structural design criteria for the following conditions: (1) room temperature, no current, (2) temperature 4K, no current, (3) temperature 4K, current 60 kA direct charge, and (4) temperature 4K, current 60 kA reverse charge. Fatigue life assessment analysis is performed for the alternating conditions of: temperature 4K, no current, and temperature 4K, current 45 kA direct charge. Results of fatigue analysis show that parts of the coil assembly can be qualified for up to 1 million cycles. Distributions ofmore » the Current Sharing Temperature (TCS) in the superconductor were obtained from numerical results using parameterization of the critical surface in the form similar to that proposed for ITER. Lastly, special ADPL scripts were developed for ANSYS allowing one-dimensional representation of TCS along the cable, as well as three-dimensional fields of TCS in superconductor material. Published by Elsevier B.V.« less

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [2];  [1]
  1. Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1259189
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1467760
Report Number(s):
PPPL-5087
Journal ID: ISSN 0920-3796; PII: S0920379615300685
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-09CH11466; AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Fusion Engineering and Design
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 98-99; Journal Issue: C; Conference: Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT), San Sebastian (Spain), 29 Sep- 3 Oct 2014; Journal ID: ISSN 0920-3796
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; Superconducting magnets; Numerical analysis; Computational modeling; Finite element methods

Citation Formats

Khodak, Andrei, Martovetsky, Nicolai, Smirnov, Aleksandre, and Titus, Peter. Numerical analysis of modified Central Solenoid insert design. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.06.033.
Khodak, Andrei, Martovetsky, Nicolai, Smirnov, Aleksandre, & Titus, Peter. Numerical analysis of modified Central Solenoid insert design. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.06.033
Khodak, Andrei, Martovetsky, Nicolai, Smirnov, Aleksandre, and Titus, Peter. 2015. "Numerical analysis of modified Central Solenoid insert design". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.06.033. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1259189.
@article{osti_1259189,
title = {Numerical analysis of modified Central Solenoid insert design},
author = {Khodak, Andrei and Martovetsky, Nicolai and Smirnov, Aleksandre and Titus, Peter},
abstractNote = {The United States ITER Project Office (USIPO) is responsible for fabrication of the Central Solenoid (CS) for ITER project. The ITER machine is currently under construction by seven parties in Cadarache, France. The CS Insert (CSI) project should provide a verification of the conductor performance in relevant conditions of temperature, field, currents and mechanical strain. The US IPO designed the CSI that will be tested at the Central Solenoid Model Coil (CSMC) Test Facility at JAEA, Naka. To validate the modified design we performed three-dimensional numerical simulations using coupled solver for simultaneous structural, thermal and electromagnetic analysis. Thermal and electromagnetic simulations supported structural calculations providing necessary loads and strains. According to current analysis design of the modified coil satisfies ITER magnet structural design criteria for the following conditions: (1) room temperature, no current, (2) temperature 4K, no current, (3) temperature 4K, current 60 kA direct charge, and (4) temperature 4K, current 60 kA reverse charge. Fatigue life assessment analysis is performed for the alternating conditions of: temperature 4K, no current, and temperature 4K, current 45 kA direct charge. Results of fatigue analysis show that parts of the coil assembly can be qualified for up to 1 million cycles. Distributions of the Current Sharing Temperature (TCS) in the superconductor were obtained from numerical results using parameterization of the critical surface in the form similar to that proposed for ITER. Lastly, special ADPL scripts were developed for ANSYS allowing one-dimensional representation of TCS along the cable, as well as three-dimensional fields of TCS in superconductor material. Published by Elsevier B.V.},
doi = {10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.06.033},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1259189}, journal = {Fusion Engineering and Design},
issn = {0920-3796},
number = C,
volume = 98-99,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}