Browsing by Subject "Nuclear fusion"
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A checkerboard-free symmetry-preserving conservative method for magnetohydrodynamic flows
(Institute of Physics (IOP), 2024)
Conference report
Open AccessSimulating MHD flows at high Hartmann numbers and low magnetic Reynolds numbers is of high interest for the design of a nuclear fusion breeding blanket, for which high accuracy and conservation of physical properties are ... -
A Modelica dynamic model of a supercritical CO2 energy conversion system for EU-DEMO
(2021-12-01)
Article
Open AccessNuclear fusion technology is one of the main valuable candidates for providing a trustable base load in low-carbon future energy scenarios, thanks to its power density, low emissions and flexibility, together with innovative ... -
Analysis of flow channel insert deformations influence on the liquid metal flow in DCLL blanket channels
(2020-08-01)
Article
Open AccessThe dual coolant lithium lead (DCLL) is a candidate to be an effective breeding blanket (BB) concept for nuclear fusion technologies. One critical point of this design is the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) effects involving ... -
Analysis of fusion alphas interaction with RF waves in D-T plasma at JET
(IOP Publishing, 2024)
Article
Open AccessThis work studies the influence of RF waves in ICRH range of frequency on fusion alphas during the recent JET D-T campaign. Fusion alphas from D-T reactions are born with energies of about 3.5MeV and therefore have significant ... -
Anàlisi de les pèrdues per radiació EC a ITER
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2006-11)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
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Anomaly detection using Computer Vision for fusion power generation
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-06-29)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThrough the years, nuclear fission, the most extended way to generate nuclear energy, has been subject of debate because its detrimental effects in the environment as well as our health. By now nuclear fusion is emerging ... -
Application of the edge-based finite element method for fusion plasma simulations
(Barcelona Supercomputing Center, 2018-04-24)
Conference report
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Automatic detection of visible events in fusion reactors with Deep Learning
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-06)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThe next decades are crucially important to putting the world on a path of reduced greenhouse gas emissions since energy demand is increasing more and more. That is why fusion power, one of the most environmentally friendly ... -
Catalytic membrane reactor for nuclear fusion reactors
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-07)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionCada any, el consum d'energia augmenta a causa de la millora en la qualitat de vida i a l'increment de la població. No obstant això, cada dia és més evident que la forma de produir aquesta energia requereix un canvi. ... -
Desarrollo e implementación de un modelo de permeación de tritio en presencia de burbujas de helio para envolturas tritigénicas de metal líquido
(2013)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyEn los canales de metal líquido (ML) de las envolturas regeneradoras de un reactor de fusión la posibilidad de formación de burbujas de helio no es remota. La presencia de burbujas adheridas a la pared de los canales de ... -
Detection and Classification of Thermal Events in the Wendelstein 7-X
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-09-09)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Max-Planck-Institut für PlasmaphysikThe aim of this project is to develop a detector and classifier of thermal events in infrared images captured within the Wendelstein 7-X, an experimental fusion reactor located in Greifswald, Germany. As the number of ... -
Detection of alpha heating in JET-ILW DT plasmas by a study of the electron temperature response to ICRH modulation
(IOP Publishing, 2024)
Article
Open AccessIn the JET DTE2 campaign a new method was successfully tested to detect the heating of bulk electrons by α-particles, using the dynamic response of the electron temperature T e to the modulation of ion cyclotron resonance ... -
Eliminació de les impureses formades en la fusió nuclear mitjançant un reactor catalític de membranes
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-17)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionCada dia que passa és més necessari un canvi en l’obtenció de l’energia a nivell mundial. Aquest és l’objectiu, a llarg termini, de la fusió nuclear; una tecnologia que s’està desenvolupant actualment. La reacció nuc ... -
Estudio de fiabilidad, disponibilidad, mantenibilidad y seguridad para el proyecto IFMIF
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2007-05)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessEl camí cap a la fusió nuclear com a font d’energia neta i abundant ha de superar una gran quantitat d’obstacles tècnics. Un dels principals problemes amb què s’han topat els enginyers que treballen en el disseny de ... -
Estudio numérico del transporte de burbujas de helio en metal líquido aplicado a tecnología de fusión nuclear
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-06)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessLa posibilidad de que exista nucleación de helio dentro de las envolturas regeneradoras de metal líquido no es remota. En caso de existir, las consecuencias en la eficiencia térmica del reactor y en el control de tritio ... -
Estudio paramétrico de un diseñoo conceptual de envoltura regeneradora He/LiPb de doble refrigerante para DEMO
(2011)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyEl programa Espa~nol de Tecnolog a de Envolturas Regeneradoras TECNO FUS est a estudiando la viabilidad tecnol ogica de un reactor con especi caciones DEMO y envolturas regeneradoras tipo Doble Refrigerante He/Pb15.7Li. ... -
Experimental techniques in determination of electron cyclotron power deposition profiles in thermonuclear plasmas
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Politecnico di Milano, 2014)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessElectron cyclotron waves are widely used in magnetic confinement devices, specially in those involved in nuclear fusion research, to heat the electrons and achieve the ignition temperature. A still unsolved issue is ... -
Hardware availability calculations and results of the IFMIF accelerator facility
(2014-02-22)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyHardware availability calculations have been done individually for each system of the deuteron accelerators of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF). The principal goal of these analyses is to ... -
Helium nucleation in liquid metals
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-11-24)
Master thesis
Open AccessObtaining a successful nuclear fusion reaction is a really hard task. One of the factors that we must consider is the high temperatures that the blanket that wraps up the plasma can achieve. Due to this issue, the metals ... -
Implementació d'un firmware dedicat a computar en temps real un processat de senyal provinent d'uns integradors
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-08)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - confidentiality agreementThe International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is a nuclear fusion project that has the need, among other things, to compute and measure in real time the state of the magnetic field in charge of confining the ...
