Research Article

Sizing of the Vacuum Vessel Pressure Suppression System of a Fusion Reactor Based on a Water-Cooled Blanket, for the Purpose of the Preconceptual Design

Table 1

Reference and sensitivity values in the parametric analyses.

ParameterReference valueSensitivity values

Primary HTS volume300 m3600 m3; 1000 m3
ST temperature293.15 K303.15 K; 313.15 K
ST liquid volume fraction0.50.6; 0.7; 0.8
Decay heat (assumed constant)5 MW10 MW; 15 MW; 20 MW