Status of ITER Cryodistribution and Cryoline project

B. Sarkar, H. Vaghela, N. Shah, R. Bhattacharya, K. Choukekar, P. Patel, H. Kapoor, M. Srinivasa, H. S. Chang, S. Badgujar, E. Monneret

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Abstract

The system of ITER Cryodistribution (CD) and Cryolines (CLs) is an integral interface between the Cryoplant systems and the superconducting (SC) magnets as well as Cryopumps (CPs). The project has progressed from the conceptual stage to the industrial stage. The subsystems are at various stages of design as defined by the project, namely, preliminary design, final design and formal reviews. Significant progresses have been made in the prototypes studies and design validations, such as the CL and cold circulators. While one of the prototype CL is already tested, the other one is in manufacturing phase. Performance test of two cold circulators have been completed. Design requirements are unique due the complexity arising from load specifications, layout constraints, regulatory compliance, operating conditions as well as several hundred interfaces. The present status of the project in terms of technical achievements, implications of the changes and the technical management as well as the risk assessment and its mitigation including path forward towards realization is described.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012057
JournalIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Volume171
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event26th International Cryogenic Engineering Conference, ICEC 2016 and International Cryogenic Materials Conference 2016, ICMC 2016 - New Delhi, India
Duration: Mar 7 2016Mar 11 2016

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