Numerical analysis of hydrogen risk mitigation measures for support of ITER licensing

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-214

  Xiao, J ^a   Travis, J R ^b   Breitung, W ^a   Jordan, T ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Travis GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

GASFLOW; Hydrogen risk mitigation; ITER; Wet bypass scenario

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS CODES; GAS FLOWS; GASFLOW; HOT DUST; HYDROGEN COMBUSTION; ITER LICENSING; NITROGEN INJECTION; PRESSURE LOAD; QUASI-STATIC PRESSURE; RECOMBINATION SYSTEM; RISK MITIGATION; STRUCTURAL IMPACT; VACUUM VESSEL; WATER LEAKAGE;

AIR; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; EXPLOSIVES; MIXTURES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SMOKE;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 77950300279     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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