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 4

Sensitivity analyses with the estimated ST volume and relief area.

CasePHTS vol. m3Break area m2Liq. fraction in STST volume m3ST temp. KDecay heat MWTotal relief area m2

B1_s6000.0530.71534293.1553.6
B2_s0.61788
B3_s0.52142

B1_s26000.0530.72232313.15203.6
B2_s20.62600
B3_s20.53115

B1_d6000.110.71534293.1557.2
B2_d0.61788
B3_d0.52142

B1_d26000.110.72232313.15207.2
B2_d20.62600
B3_d20.53115