Conceptual model of a solid energy storage for the pulsed demonstration fusion power plant

0548217 - ÚFP 2022 RIV CH eng J - Journal Article
Zacha, P. - Zabcikova, M. - Entler, Slavomír - Štepánek, J. - Dostál, V. - Syblik, J.
Conceptual model of a solid energy storage for the pulsed demonstration fusion power plant.
Fusion Engineering and Design. Roč. 168, July (2021), č. článku 112416. ISSN 0920-3796. E-ISSN 1873-7196
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT EF16_019/0000778
Grant - others:AV ČR(CZ) StrategieAV21/2
Program: StrategieAV
Institutional support: RVO:61389021
Keywords : Burn and idle phase * CFD analysis * demo1 * Solid thermal energy storage system
OECD category: Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)
Impact factor: 1.905, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Limited access
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One of the fundamental issues of the pulse fusion power plants is the appropriate storage of thermal energy during the burn phase and idle phase to ensure the steady-state thermal and flow conditions of the coolant through the turbine. Accumulation of power into the solid heat accumulator is one of the feasible solutions, which, together with its controlled bypass, would allow to achieve steady-state coolant parameters during the burn and idle phases. This paper presents a prototypal model of the solid energy storage. The model is based on the CFD parametric calculations that determine the thermal and flow characteristics of the storage depending on its charge status.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0324320