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Systems code studies on the optimization of design parameters for a pulsed DEMO tokamak reactor
Systems code studies on the optimization of design parameters for a pulsed DEMO tokamak reactor
In the European strategy towards fusion power, a demonstration tokamak fusion reactor (DEMO) is foreseen as the next single step between ITER and a power plant. The current baseline concept is a tokamak reactor with net electrical output power of Pel ∼ 500 MW and plasma pulse duration of tpulse ∼2 h...
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Personal Name(s): | Biel, W. (Corresponding author) |
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Beckers, M. / Kemp, R. / Wenninger, R. / Zohm, H. | |
Contributing Institute: |
Plasmaphysik; IEK-4 |
Published in: | Fusion engineering and design, 123 (2017) S. 206 - 211 |
Imprint: |
New York, NY [u.a.]
Elsevier
2017
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DOI: |
10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.01.009 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Helmholtz Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training in Energy and Climate Research (HITEC) Plasma-Wall-Interaction |
Link: |
OpenAccess OpenAccess |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
Please use the identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.01.009 in citations.
In the European strategy towards fusion power, a demonstration tokamak fusion reactor (DEMO) is foreseen as the next single step between ITER and a power plant. The current baseline concept is a tokamak reactor with net electrical output power of Pel ∼ 500 MW and plasma pulse duration of tpulse ∼2 h. Systems codes are commonly used in the design process as numerical tools for optimization studies. The key performance data of the reactor such as Pel and tpulse are depending on a variety of design and plasma parameters. In the application of systems codes within this multi-dimensional parameter space, a clear quantitative understanding of the most suitable optimization criteria has to be developed, and various physics and technology limits should be obeyed to obtain meaningful results.In this work we use a fusion reactor systems code to perform parameter variations for a pulsed DEMO tokamak reactor. Various output quantities are presented as a basis for the quantitative assessment of the numerical results, and options for a further development of the current DEMO baseline design are proposed and briefly discussed. |