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Design and manufacturing feasibility of ITER TBM Frame and Dummy TBMs

Byoung-yoon KimMatteo MarconiS. GicquelPietro Alessandro Di MaioLuc TorresMario MerolaL. GiancarliF. Lucca

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Light nucleusDesign stageComputer scienceMechanical EngineeringNuclear engineeringFrame (networking)Iron alloysIter tokamakBlanket01 natural sciences010305 fluids & plasmasNuclear Energy and EngineeringSteel frameShieldITER Test blanket module (TBM) TBM port plug (TBM PP) Frame Dummy TBM0103 physical sciencesGeneral Materials Science010306 general physicsSettore ING-IND/19 - Impianti NucleariCivil and Structural Engineering

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Abstract The operation and test of mock-ups of tritium breeding blankets relevant for a future commercial reactor is one of the goals of the ITER machine. To accomplish this goal, mock-ups of breeding blankets, called Test Blanket Modules (TBMs), are installed in three ITER equatorial ports. Each TBM and the associated shield form a TBM-set that is mechanically attached to a steel frame called TBM Frame. A Frame and two TBM-Sets form a TBM Port Plug (TBM PP). The ITER Organization is responsible for the design and manufacture of the TBM Frames and of the Dummy TBMs that could replace the TBM-sets in case they were not available. This paper describes the recent results of the design supporting analyses for the TBM Frames and Dummy TBMs that is presently in the preliminary design stage and their impact on the design.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-11-01
10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.01.036http://hdl.handle.net/10447/222159