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P. Lorusso

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Maturation of critical technologies for the DEMO balance of plant systems

2022

The Pre-Concept Design (PCD) of the Balance of Plant (BoP) systems of the EU-DEMO power plant is described in this paper for both breeding blanket (BB) concepts under assessment, namely the Water Cooled Lithium Lead (WCLL) BB and the Helium Cooled Pebble Bed (HCPB) BB. Moreover, the results of a preliminary evaluation of a number of BoP variants are discussed. This paper outlines the steps of the BoP design development, highlighting the project objectives and the strategy for their achievement under the very challenging requirements which include, among others, the intermittent nature of the DEMO plasma heat source. The main achievements during the PCD Phase will be reported together with t…

TechnologyBalance of plantElectric power distributionMechanical EngineeringHCPB BBSteam generatorPower conversion systemPower plants -- Design and constructionNuclear Energy and EngineeringSteam-boilersGeneral Materials SciencePower-plants -- Europebalance of plant; DEMO; HCPB BB; power conversion system; steam generator; WCLL BBddc:600DEMOWCLL BBSettore ING-IND/19 - Impianti NucleariDEMO; Balance of plant; WCLL BB; HCPB BB; Steam generator; Power conversion systemCivil and Structural Engineering
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Pre-conceptual design of EU DEMO balance of plant systems: Objectives and challenges

2021

Abstract The European Research Roadmap to the Realisation of Fusion Energy foresees that the DEMO reactor is going to succeed ITER in the pathway towards the exploitation of nuclear fusion, achieving long plasma operation time, demonstrating tritium self-sufficiency and producing net electric output on an industrial scale. Therefore, its design must be more oriented towards the Balance of Plant (BoP) than it is in ITER. Since the early pre-conceptual phase of the DEMO project, emphasis has been laid on identifying the main requirements affecting the overall architecture of the BoP. For instance, specific efforts and proper solutions have been envisaged to cope with the pulsed nature of the …

Computer scienceHCPBBalance of plant7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesPhase (combat)010305 fluids & plasmasConceptual design0103 physical sciencesOperation timeGeneral Materials ScienceArchitecture010306 general physicsDEMOSettore ING-IND/19 - Impianti NucleariCivil and Structural Engineeringbalance of plant; DEMO; HCPB; WCLLBalance of plantMechanical EngineeringEuropean researchIndustrial scaleWCLLDesign phaseNuclear Energy and Engineering13. Climate actionSystems engineeringBalance of plant DEMO HCPB WCLL
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Tokamak cooling systems and power conversion system options

2022

DEMO will be a fusion power plant demonstrating the integration into the grid architecture of an electric utility grid. The design of the power conversion chain is of particular importance, as it must adequately account for the specifics of nuclear fusion on the generation side and ensure compatibility with the electric utility grid at all times. One of the special challenges the foreseen pulsed operation, which affects the operation of the entire heat transport chain. This requires a time-dependant analysis of different concept design approaches to ensure proof of reliable operation and efficiency to obtain nuclear licensing. Several architectures of Balance of Plant were conceived and dev…

Balance of plantNuclear Energy and EngineeringDEMO; PHTS; balance of plant; HCPB; WCLLMechanical EngineeringHCPBPHTSGeneral Materials ScienceDEMOSettore ING-IND/19 - Impianti NucleariCivil and Structural EngineeringWCLL
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