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FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
卷 159, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2020.111767
关键词
Ceramic breeder; Thermal discrete element method; Effective thermal conductivity; Fusion reactor; Mixed bed; Wall effect
The knowledge of effective thermal conductivity (ETC) of the pebble beds is vital in designing the breeder units for fusion reactors. The ETC of pebble beds in general depends on various parameters characterizing the bulk material and microstructural properties. Establishing correlations between the ETC and the governing system parameters through experiments is very expensive and not feasible in some cases as the particle scale data is not readily available. Hence, Thermal Discrete Element Method (TDEM) is employed in this paper to investigate the influence of various parameters on the effective thermal conductivity of pebble beds. Influence of parameters such as packing fraction, stress, bed temperature, pebble size and stagnant gas pressure on the ETC is investigated for lithium ceramic pebble beds in stagnant Helium/Air. Further, the variation of the ETC from the wall region to the bulk for pebble beds formed in prismatic containers is presented. Subsequently, dual phase pebble beds have been investigated to identify configurations that will enhance the ETC of the bed.
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