The development of a novel particle transport and thermal-hydraulic calculation chain for the European DEMO

Marton Szogradi*, Antti Snicker

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Abstract

A versatile calculation chain has been under development at VTT and Aalto University, featuring the ASCOT Monte Carlo orbit-following suite of codes, the Serpent Monte Carlo particle transport code and the Apros® thermal-hydraulic system code. This project aims to establish a comprehensive analytical environment that can aid researchers at multiple stages during the maturation of DEMO. Plasma product source term profiles have been generated using the ASCOT code, providing input for subsequent neutron transport calculations with Serpent. These studies utilized the CAD-based geometry of the equatorial breeding unit of the Water-Cooled Lithium-Lead (WCLL) breeding blanket. Efforts towards optimization have been made, investigating leakages and scalability of these external source simulations. Preliminary particle transport results were reported along with the methodology of converting the tallied data into Apros-relevant input.

Original languageEnglish
Article number113308
JournalFusion Engineering and Design
Volume184
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2022
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • Apros®
  • ASCOT
  • DEMO
  • Neutronics
  • Plasma physics
  • Serpent
  • Thermal-hydraulics
  • WCLL

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