Advancements in designing the demo driver blanket system at the EU demo pre-conceptual design phase: overview, challenges and opportunities
FA Hernández, P Arena, LV Boccaccini… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The EU conducted the pre-conceptual design (PCD) phase of the demonstration reactor
(DEMO) during 2014–2020 under the framework of the EUROfusion consortium. The current …
(DEMO) during 2014–2020 under the framework of the EUROfusion consortium. The current …
[HTML][HTML] Status of maturation of critical technologies and systems design: Breeding blanket
LV Boccaccini, F Arbeiter, P Arena, J Aubert… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The scope of the EUFOfusion Work Package Breeding Blanket is to develop a blanket
concept for the EU DEMO reactor; this includes the blanket segments inside the Vacuum …
concept for the EU DEMO reactor; this includes the blanket segments inside the Vacuum …
[HTML][HTML] Current status and future perspectives of EU ceramic breeder development
O Leys, JM Leys, R Knitter - Fusion Engineering and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Biphasic ceramic pebbles, consisting of Li 4 SiO 4 and Li 2 TiO 3, are being developed as
the EU reference tritium breeding material for ITER and DEMO. A modified melt-based …
the EU reference tritium breeding material for ITER and DEMO. A modified melt-based …
A DEM-based heat transfer model for the evaluation of effective thermal conductivity of packed beds filled with stagnant fluid: Thermal contact theory and numerical …
The Effective thermal conductivity (k eff) is one of the key thermal properties for packed beds
in the presence of a stagnant fluid. In this study, a thermal discrete element model (DEM) …
in the presence of a stagnant fluid. In this study, a thermal discrete element model (DEM) …
Multiscale modeling of coupled thermo-mechanical behavior of granular media in large deformation and flow
Heat generation and transfer in a granular material can be intricately coupled with their
mechanical responses, playing a key role in causing excessive large deformation, flow and …
mechanical responses, playing a key role in causing excessive large deformation, flow and …
Predicting effective thermal conductivity in sands using an artificial neural network with multiscale microstructural parameters
Accurate and efficient prediction of thermal conductivity of sands is challenging due to the
variations in particle size, shape, connectivity and mineral compositions, and external …
variations in particle size, shape, connectivity and mineral compositions, and external …
Bimodal particle distributions with increased thermal conductivity for solid particles as heat transfer media and storage materials
CE Christen, J Gómez-Hernández… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solid particles are being considered in several high temperature thermal energy storage
systems and as heat transfer media in a variety of advanced power generation systems …
systems and as heat transfer media in a variety of advanced power generation systems …
Overview of the HCPB research activities in EUROfusion
FA Hernández, F Arbeiter, LV Boccaccini… - … on Plasma Science, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the framework of the EUROfusion's Power Plant Physics and Technology, the working
package breeding blanket (BB) aims at investigating four different BB concepts for an EU …
package breeding blanket (BB) aims at investigating four different BB concepts for an EU …
An improved analytical model of effective thermal conductivity for hydrate-bearing sediments during elastic-plastic deformation and local thermal stimulation
As one of the crucial thermal properties controlling the dissociation of natural gas hydrate
(NGH), effective thermal conductivity (ETC) should be precisely determined to improve the …
(NGH), effective thermal conductivity (ETC) should be precisely determined to improve the …
Experimental and numerical investigation of bimodal particle distributions for enhanced thermal conductivity in particle based concentrating solar power applications
Ceramic-based solid particles have recently attracted substantial interest as a thermal
transport medium in high-temperature energy storage and thermal energy conversion …
transport medium in high-temperature energy storage and thermal energy conversion …