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Mock-up testing facilities and qualification strategy for EU ITER TBMs

L. DörrG. LaffontAndrea CiampichettiI. PlatnieksM. IlicL. BühlerJ.f. FreibergsG. RampalA. AielloBradut-eugen GhidersaDavid DemangeG. Messemer

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EngineeringTest facilityTokamakbusiness.industryMechanical EngineeringNuclear engineeringChamp magnetiqueFusion powerBlanketlaw.inventionNuclear physicsNuclear Energy and EngineeringMockuplawQualification testingGeneral Materials SciencebusinessCivil and Structural Engineering

description

European test blanket modules (TBM) for both European blanket concepts, namely the Helium Cooled Lithium Lead (HCLL) and the Helium Cooled Pebble Bed (HCPB), and their auxiliary systems have been designed in the last years. This paper presents the experimental facilities available in Europe for the qualification tests of European TBMs. In particular, devices designed to analyze specific technological issues, for example corrosion under strong magnetic fields or tritium management and extraction, as well as large scale facility to perform integral tests are described. A preliminary overview on the qualification strategy is presented and discussed.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2010-12-01Fusion Engineering and Design
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2010.07.007