Electromagnetic–thermal–structural coupling analysis of the ITER edge localized mode coil with fiexible supports

Shanwen ZHANG (张善文); Yuntao SONG (宋云涛); Linlin TANG (汤淋淋); Zhongwei WANG (王忠伟); Xiang JI (戢翔); Shuangsong DU (杜双松)

doi:10.1088/2058-6272/aa57f4

Plasma Science and Technology > 2017 > 19(5): 55601-055601. > DOI: 10.1088/2058-6272/aa57f4

Shanwen ZHANG (张善文), Yuntao SONG (宋云涛), Linlin TANG (汤淋淋), Zhongwei WANG (王忠伟), Xiang JI (戢翔), Shuangsong DU (杜双松). Electromagnetic–thermal–structural coupling analysis of the ITER edge localized mode coil with fiexible supports[J]. Plasma Science and Technology, 2017, 19(5): 55601-055601. DOI: 10.1088/2058-6272/aa57f4

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Electromagnetic–thermal–structural coupling analysis of the ITER edge localized mode coil with fiexible supports

1 College of Mechanical Engineering Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, People’s Republic of China 2 Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 200031, People’s Republic of China

Funds: support of the Province Post-doctoral Foundation of Jiangsu (1501164B), the Technical Innovation Nurturing Foundation of Yangzhou University (2015CXJ016) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2016M600447).

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Received Date: September 19, 2016

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In a fusion reactor, the edge localized mode (ELM) coil has a mitigating effect on the ELMs of the plasma. The coil is placed close to the plasma between the vacuum vessel and the blanket to reduce its design power and improve its mitigating ability. The coil works in a high-temperature, high-nuclear-heat and high-magnetic-field environment. Due to the existence of outer superconducting coils, the coil is subjected to an alternating electromagnetic force induced by its own alternating current and the outer magnetic field. The design goal for the ELM coil is to maintain its structural integrity in the multi-physical field. Taking as an example the middle ELM coil (with flexible supports) of ITER (the International Thermonuclear Fusion Reactor),an electromagnetic–thermal–structural coupling analysis is carried out using ANSYS. The results show that the flexible supports help the three-layer casing meet the static and fatigue design requirements. The structural design of the middle ELM coil is reasonable and feasible. The work described in this paper provides the theoretical basis and method for ELM coil design.
- fusion reactor,
- ELM coil,
- electromagnetic–thermal–structural coupling analysis,
- flexible support

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