THERMAL DESIGN OF THE ITER VACUUM VESSEL COOLING SYSTEM
- ORNL
RELAP5-3D models of the ITER Vacuum Vessel (VV) Primary Heat Transfer System (PHTS) have been developed. The design of the cooling system is described in detail, and RELAP5 results are presented. Two parallel pump/heat exchanger trains comprise the design one train is for full-power operation and the other is for emergency operation or operation at decay heat levels. All the components are located inside the Tokamak building (a significant change from the original configurations). The results presented include operation at full power, decay heat operation, and baking operation. The RELAP5-3D results confirm that the design can operate satisfactorily during both normal pulsed power operation and decay heat operation. All the temperatures in the coolant and in the different system components are maintained within acceptable operating limits.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); ITER Organization, St. Paul Lez Durance (France)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1122633
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 19th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE), Las Vegas, NV, USA, 20101107, 20101111
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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