101. Design description and validation results for the IFMIF High Flux Test Module as outcome of the EVEDA phase
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Ulrich Fischer, Anton Möslang, H. Piecha, A. Heinzel, K. Zinn, Georg Schlindwein, Axel Klix, Ch. Klein, P. Schubert, J. Averhals, T. Böttcher, Ali Abou-Sena, Keitaro Kondo, Florian Schwab, P. Jacquet, A. Muche, Yuming Chen, B. Dolensky, Tobias Heupel, Volker Heinzel, R. Lindau, R. Rolli, J. Konrad, and Frederik Arbeiter
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Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Materials science ,Design Description ,Helium Cooling ,Materials Science (miscellaneous) ,Nuclear engineering ,International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility ,01 natural sciences ,010305 fluids & plasmas ,Irradiation Experiment ,SSTT ,Engineering ,0103 physical sciences ,Validation ,Forensic engineering ,IFMIF ,010306 general physics ,Neutron irradiation ,Fusion ,EVEDA ,lcsh:TK9001-9401 ,Prototype ,High flux ,Nuclear Energy and Engineering ,High Flux Test Module (HFTM) ,Mockup ,Small specimen ,lcsh:Nuclear engineering. Atomic power ,Neutron source ,Engineering design process ,Neutron Irradiation ,NAK - Abstract
During the Engineering Validation and Engineering Design Activities (EVEDA) phase (2007-2014) of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF), an advanced engineering design of the High Flux Test Module (HFTM) has been developed with the objective to facilitate the controlled irradiation of steel samples in the high flux area directly behind the IFMIF neutron source. The development process addressed included manufacturing techniques, CAD, neutronic, thermal-hydraulic and mechanical analyses complemented by a series of validation activities. Validation included manufacturing of 1:1 parts and mockups, test of prototypes in the FLEX and HELOKA-LP helium loops of KIT for verification of the thermal and mechanical properties, and irradiation of specimen filled capsule prototypes in the BR2 test reactor. The prototyping activities were backed by several R&D studies addressing focused issues like handling of liquid NaK (as filling medium) and insertion of Small Specimen Test Technique (SSTT) specimens into the irradiation capsules. This paper provides an up-todate design description of the HFTM irradiation device, and reports on the achieved performance criteria related to the requirements. Results of the validation activities are accounted for and the most important issues for further development are identified.
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- 2016
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