Search results for " Pebble bed"

Thermal tests of ceramic breeder pebble beds for the Helium Cooled (HCPB) DEMO blanket

2002

HEXCALIBER TEST SECTION. Preliminary thermo-mechanical analysis

2007

TAZZA test section. Status of the research activity at the DIN

2002

TAZZA mock-up pebble beds. Experimental and theoretical investigations

2002

On the use of the Porous Elasticity and the Drucker-Prager models in the numerical simulations of the pebble beds thermo-mechanical behavior

2000

Fusion pebble bed thermo-mechanical modelling. Final report A. Status of the research activity at the DIN

2002

Fusion pebble bed thermo-mechanical modelling. Final report B. Coupled thermo-mechanical analyses in presence of volumetric heat sources

2002

Fusion pebble bed thermo-mechanical modelling. Final report C. Uncoupled thermo-mechanical analyses with creep models

2002

Advancements in the Helium-Cooled Pebble Bed Breeding Blanket for the EU DEMO: Holistic Design Approach and Lessons Learned

2019

The helium-cooled pebble bed (HCPB) blanket is one of the two concepts proposed as a driver blanket for the European Union Demonstration Fusion Power Reactor (EU DEMO). In contrast to past conceptual design studies, in the frame of the current Power Plant Physics and Technology of the EUROfusion Consortium, the ongoing EU DEMO preconceptual design activities have adopted a holistic and integrated (i.e., systems engineering) design approach. As a consequence of this new approach, many interfaces and requirements have been identified, some of them driving the design of the blankets. This paper shows the advancements in the HCPB breeding blanket and describes the lessons learned after implemen…

Thermo-mechanical testing of Li-ceramic for the helium cooled pebble bed (HCPB) breeding blanket

2004

The helium cooled pebble bed (HCPB) Test blanket module (TBM) for the DEMO Reactor foresees the utilization of lithiate ceramics as breeder in form of pebble beds. The pebbles are organized in several layers alternatively stacked among couples of cooling plates (CP). ENEA has launched an experimental programme for the out-of-pile thermo-mechanical testing of mock-ups simulating a portion of the HCPB-TBM. The programme foresees the fabrication and testing of different mock-ups, to be tested in the HE-FUS3 facility at ENEA Brasimone. The paper describes the HELICHETTA III campaign carried-out in 2003. In particular, the test section layout, the pebble filling procedure, the experimental set-u…