Title :
Computational Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of the Helium Inlet Options for the ITER Central Solenoid
Author :
Zanino, R. ; Martovetsky, N.N. ; Pasquali, A. ; Richard, L.S. ; Speziani, D.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Energetica, Politec. di Torino, Torino, Italy
fDate :
6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new 3D CFD model has been developed and applied to the hydraulic analysis of three different inlet options for the ITER Central Solenoid. From the point of view of flow repartition among the petals, it appears that shorter, more compact options have even a marginal advantage over a long slit inlet; their hydraulic impedance is larger, but always within the allowable. No overheating associated to low n value of the Nb3Sn conductor is predicted for either inlet option.
Keywords :
Tokamak devices; computational fluid dynamics; hydraulic systems; plasma toroidal confinement; thermal analysis; 3D CFD model; ITER central solenoid; computational thermal-hydraulic analysis; flow repartition; helium inlet options; hydraulic impedance; Computational fluid dynamics; Computational modeling; Conductors; Helium; Power cables; Solid modeling; Wrapping; CFD; ITER; nuclear fusion; superconducting magnets;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2011.2178982
