One of the main functions of the DEMO Breeding Blanket (BB) system is to ensure the tritium breeding inside the reactor. Tritium is a beta emitter radioactive isotope, subjected to several processes that determine its permeation across materials and its leakage towards the environment, posing potential safety issues in terms of radiological hazard. Thus, the evaluation of tritium inventories inside components and tritium losses towards the environment plays a key role in the fulfilment of the pertinent BB safety requirements. In this regard, a research activity has been carried out, in close cooperation between the University of Palermo and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, focussing on the development of a multiphysical model that might realistically simulate 3D tritium transport phenomena across complex fluid-structure interfaces. Models, source terms and boundary conditions assumed for the analyses are herewith reported and critically discussed, together with the main results obtained.

Castrovinci F.M., Bongiovì G., Chiovaro P., Di Maio P.A., Franza F., Quartararo A., et al. (2022). On the modelling of tritium transport phenomena at fluid-structure interfaces. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONFERENCE SERIES, 2177(1) [10.1088/1742-6596/2177/1/012002].

On the modelling of tritium transport phenomena at fluid-structure interfaces

Castrovinci F. M.
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Bongiovì G.;Chiovaro P.;Di Maio P. A.;Quartararo A.;Vallone E.
2022-04-13

Abstract

One of the main functions of the DEMO Breeding Blanket (BB) system is to ensure the tritium breeding inside the reactor. Tritium is a beta emitter radioactive isotope, subjected to several processes that determine its permeation across materials and its leakage towards the environment, posing potential safety issues in terms of radiological hazard. Thus, the evaluation of tritium inventories inside components and tritium losses towards the environment plays a key role in the fulfilment of the pertinent BB safety requirements. In this regard, a research activity has been carried out, in close cooperation between the University of Palermo and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, focussing on the development of a multiphysical model that might realistically simulate 3D tritium transport phenomena across complex fluid-structure interfaces. Models, source terms and boundary conditions assumed for the analyses are herewith reported and critically discussed, together with the main results obtained.
13-apr-2022
Castrovinci F.M., Bongiovì G., Chiovaro P., Di Maio P.A., Franza F., Quartararo A., et al. (2022). On the modelling of tritium transport phenomena at fluid-structure interfaces. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONFERENCE SERIES, 2177(1) [10.1088/1742-6596/2177/1/012002].
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