ITER Vacuum Vessel Design and Electromagnetic Analysis on In-vessel Components

Autor: K. Herschbach, T. Iizuka, K. Shimizu, D. Williamson, J.E. Vetter, K. Ioki, W. Maurer, G. Johnson
Rok vydání: 1995
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DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-82220-8.50056-x
Popis: Major functional requirements for the vacuum vessel are to provide the first safety barrier and to support electromagnetic loads due to plasma disruptions and vertical displacement events, and to withstand plausible accidents without losing confinement. A double wall structure concept has been developed for the vacuum vessel due to its beneficial characteristics from the viewpoints of structural integrity and electrical continuity. An electromagnetic analysis of the blanket modules and the vacuum vessel has been performed to investigate force distributions on in-vessel components. According to the vertical displacement events (VDE) scenario, which assumes a critical q-value of 1.5, the total downward vertical force, induced by coupling between the eddy current and external fields, is about 110 MN. We have performed a stress analysis for the vacuum vessel using the VDE disruption forces acting on the blankets, and a maximum stress intensity of 112 MPa was obtained in the vicinity of the lower support of the vessel.
Databáze: OpenAIRE