Numerical Analyses of Electromagnetic Forces on the ITER Blanket Module Shield Block During Major Disruptions

Abstract

Electromagnetic (EM) load is one of the key design drivers for the blanket shield block (SB) and other in-vessel components. In this article, an EM analysis method was developed to address the EM force on the SB. The plasma currents, which vary spatially and temporally, are loaded as a filament at each time point. The standard blanket module No.04 (BM04) under major disruption (MD) is selected to perform the analyses. The analyses results are validated by comparing currents on the passive structure. To better understand the effects of cooling channels and slits on the EM force, the case of SB without cooling channel and the case without slits are calculated to make comparisons. The results show that the slits play an important role in controlling the EM load on SB.