[HTML][HTML] Integrated design strategy for EU-DEMO first wall protection from plasma transients

F Maviglia, C Bachmann, G Federici, T Franke… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work presents an overview of the integrated strategy developed, as part of the DEMO
Key Design Integration Issue 1 (KDII1), to protect the EU-DEMO first wall (FW) from planned …

Vertical displacement events analysis using MAXFEA code in combination with ANSYS APDL in the final design stage of the DTT vacuum vessel

F Giorgetti, R Lombroni, VG Belardi, G Calabrò… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the context of the Divertor Tokamak Test facility (DTT) project, a recently developed
procedure based on the use of MAXFEA code in combination with ANSYS APDL already …

Inter-machine plasma perturbation studies in EU-DEMO-relevant scenarios: lessons learnt for prediction of EM forces during VDEs

G Sias, S Minucci, M Lacquaniti, R Lombroni… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
To support the deployment of the DEMO wall protection strategy, the development of
comprehensive analyses is essential to understand the implications of transient …

[HTML][HTML] Structural behaviour characterization of ST40 Inner Vacuum Chamber (IVC2) during a plasma VDE using ANSYS Workbench

S Carusotti, R Lombroni, P Fanelli, L Jackson… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The paper aims to define the structural behavior of the ST40 Inner Vacuum Chamber (IVC2)
under the action of electromagnetic loads from a previously analysed plasma disruption …

[HTML][HTML] Use of MAXFEA-ANSYS tool to study the Electro-Magnetic behaviour of the new ST40 inner vacuum chamber proposal during a plasma VDE

R Lombroni, S Carusotti, F Giorgetti, M Scarpari… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Tokamak Energy Ltd. is developing compact fusion power plants based on two
promising technologies, Spherical Tokamaks (STs) and High Temperature Superconductors …

[HTML][HTML] Development of SPARC plasma disruption database through electromagnetic predictive MAXFEA Modelling

M Scarpari, R Lombroni, A Mele, S Carusotti… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The evaluation of electromagnetic (EM) behaviour of tokamak components under disruption
loads and its correlation with vertical instabilities is critical and characterizing the design …

[HTML][HTML] Electro dynamic model of eddy currents in EU DEMO TF coil casing during major plasma disruption

M De Bastiani, R Bonifetto, G Messina, L Morici… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The conceptual design of the EU DEMO reactor is currently ongoing within the EUROfusion
consortium. Many different fault transients must be considered and carefully analyzed in the …

Primary Quench Detection Analysis for the EU-DEMO Toroidal Field Coils

L Morici, G Messina, GL De Marzi - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To protect the Toroidal Field Coils (TFC) of the EU DEMO tokamak, in case it will be realized
with low temperature superconducting (LTS) materials, a reliable and fast quench detection …

A practical approach to modelling the load effects of vertical displacement events and halo currents

L Jackson, J Gawith, R Bamber, R Lombroni… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Modelling the structural effects of vertical displacement events (VDEs) on plasma facing
components is critical for component integrity but can be time consuming. In early-stage …

Efficient performance analysis and rapid evaluation for spot-welded stainless steel vehicles

Z Zhang, Y Li, X Sun, X Qiu - Journal of Physics: Conference …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The structural performance analysis and solder joint strength evaluation of spot-welded
stainless-steel vehicles are associated with many working conditions, significant data, and …