Theoretical and experimental simulation of accident scenarios of the Joint European Torus cryogenic components. Part 2: The Lower Hybrid Current Drive cryopump

P. A. Ageladarakis, N. P. O'Dowd, G. A. Webster, S. Papastergiou

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Abstract

A flexible mathematical model has been developed in Part 1 to simulate the transient thermal response of a number of nuclear fusion components, including cryogenic devices that operate inside the JET Tokamak. The present work reports on the simulation of an accident scenario, as well as further studies of hypothetical off-normal scenarios concerning an out-of-vessel cryopump (the LHCD cryopump). These studies resulted in a complete safety protection system for the cryopump, which has been implemented into the JET operating routines.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)525-530
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
Volume212
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Freeze-up
  • JET Tokamak
  • Latent heat
  • LHCD cryopump
  • Modelling
  • Nuclear fusion
  • Safety

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