Facts
The acronym VALIDATIO originates from VALIDATIOn: since the main objective of the project is VALIDATION and VERIFICATION of SIMMER code for Lead-Lithium, Water and Non-Condensable gases chemical interaction. The project is quite multidisciplinary and includes several scientific fields.
WCLL: acronym for “water-cooled lead lithium” test blanket system
BB: acronym for breeding blanket
LIFUS5/Mod3 experimental facility at Brasimone, Italy, to perform experiments for Lead-Lithium and water chemical interactions
The project has received funding from the Research Executive Agency, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, under Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020) under grant agreement No 101030496.
Associate fields
Fluid dynamics, Numerical analysis, simulation, optimisation, modelling tool, Chemical reactions: mechanisms, dynamics, kinetics and catalytic reactions, Chemical engineering, technical chemistry
Keywords
Fusion reactor technology, Code Validation; Lead-lithium, water, and non-condensable gas chemical interaction numerical modelling; Experimental database creation, Safety analysis of European WCLLBB
Team
There are two institutions involved during the project VALIDATIO,
The primary host institute is the University of Pisa, UNIPI Pisa, Italy. The primary researcher for which the grant is issued is Dr. Satya Prakash Saraswat, and the coordinator of the project is Prof. Nicola Forgione.
The secondary institute is ENEA, Brasimone, Italy, which provides the experimental facilities to the researcher (Dr. Satya Prakash Saraswat) under the supervision of Dr. Marica Eboli during the secondment period.
The Principal Investigator of the VALIDATIO project is Prof. Nicola Forgione.
Solid Objectives
SO1. To develop an experimental database for SIMMER code validation to be used for safety analysis of European WCLL-BB by performing a series of experiments at the ENEA (Brasimone, Italy) as part of the secondment period aimed at firstly characterizing the chemical reactions of Lead-Lithium water and non-condensable gases.
SO2. To demonstrate the accuracy and consistency of the SIMMER III code proceeding to its validation and verification while performing the safety analysis of WCLL breeding blanket.
SO3. To modify SIMMER III code for irregularity in the code model to predict accurate chemical interaction properties of Lead-Lithium, water, and non-condensable gases so that it would provide better results in the safety analysis of European WCLL-BB. These irregularities can be found during the verification and validation process by comparing the numerical code results and experimental values. That can require the implementation of more accurate models concerning the chemical interaction between Lead Lithium and water.
SO4. Enhancing the safety analysis of European WCLL-BB by accurately predicting the chemical interaction properties of Lead-Lithium, water, and non-condensable gases numerically to demonstrate the safety concerns (Which would be used as a reference for other countries like India to perform their TBM design safety analysis).