TY - JOUR
T1 - Melcor accident analysis for aries-act
AU - Humrickhouse, Paul W.
AU - Merrill, Brad J.
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - We model a loss of flow accident (LOFA) in the ARIES-ACTl tokamak design. ARIES-ACTl features an advanced SiC blanket with LiPb as coolant and breeder, a helium cooled steel structural ring and tungsten divert ors, a thin-walled, helium cooled vacuum vessel, and a room temperature water-cooled shield outside the vacuum vessel. The water heat transfer system is designed to remove heat by natural circulation during a LOFA. The MELCOR model uses time-dependent decay heats for each component determined by 1-D modeling. The MELCOR model shows that, despite periodic boiling of the water coolant, that structures are kept adequately cool by the passive safety system.
AB - We model a loss of flow accident (LOFA) in the ARIES-ACTl tokamak design. ARIES-ACTl features an advanced SiC blanket with LiPb as coolant and breeder, a helium cooled steel structural ring and tungsten divert ors, a thin-walled, helium cooled vacuum vessel, and a room temperature water-cooled shield outside the vacuum vessel. The water heat transfer system is designed to remove heat by natural circulation during a LOFA. The MELCOR model uses time-dependent decay heats for each component determined by 1-D modeling. The MELCOR model shows that, despite periodic boiling of the water coolant, that structures are kept adequately cool by the passive safety system.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84883312939&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.13182/FST13-A18100
DO - 10.13182/FST13-A18100
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84883312939
SN - 1536-1055
VL - 64
SP - 340
EP - 344
JO - Fusion Science and Technology
JF - Fusion Science and Technology
IS - 2
ER -
