RELAP5 Model of the First Wall/Blanket Primary Heat Transfer System

Popov, Emilian L ; Yoder Jr, Graydon L ; Kim, Seokho H

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

关键词: Heat Transfer;    70 Plasma Physics And Fusion Technology;    Computerized Simulation;    Thermal Expansion;    First Wall;   

DOI  :  10.2172/985287
RP-ID  :  ORNL/TM-2010/57
RP-ID  :  DE-AC05-00OR22725
RP-ID  :  985287

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

ITER inductive power operation is modeled and simulated using a system level computer code to evaluate the behavior of the Primary Heat Transfer System (PHTS) and predict parameter operational ranges. The control algorithm strategy and derivation are summarized in this report as well. A major feature of ITER is pulsed operation. The plasma does not burn continuously, but the power is pulsed with large periods of zero power between pulses. This feature requires active temperature control to maintain a constant blanket inlet temperature and requires accommodation of coolant thermal expansion during the pulse. In view of the transient nature of the power (plasma) operation state a transient system thermal-hydraulics code was selected: RELAP5. The code has a well-documented history for nuclear reactor transient analyses, it has been benchmarked against numerous experiments, and a large user database of commonly accepted modeling practices exists. The process of heat deposition and transfer in the blanket modules is multi-dimensional and cannot be accurately captured by a one-dimensional code such as RELAP5. To resolve this, a separate CFD calculation of blanket thermal power evolution was performed using the 3-D SC/Tetra thermofluid code. A 1D-3D co-simulation more realistically models FW/blanket internal time-dependent thermal inertia while eliminating uncertainties in the time constant assumed in a 1-D system code. Blanket water outlet temperature and heat release histories for any given ITER pulse operation scenario are calculated. These results provide the basis for developing time dependent power forcing functions which are used as input in the RELAP5 calculations.