Static Structure Analysis of Spallation Target Beam Window at the Initial State for CIADS

Abstract

The conceptual design and basic engineering of a multipurpose ADS for R&D, named Chinese Initiative Accelerator Driven System (CIADS), have been carried out by Chinese Academy of Science. A lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) spallation target with beam window is an alternative for the CIADS. In this work, by using the code system ANSYS, the static structure analysis of the spallation target beam window at the initial state was performed parametrically in conjunction with the thermal hydraulics to check the design compliance with the stress and the buckling design criteria. The static structure analysis of the target window was presented under the conditions of different window thicknesses, proton beam intensities and beam spot diameters. The results showed that all the parameters investigated in this work which meet the needs of thermal hydraulics design also compliance with the stress and the buckling design criteria. Also, the results were used to select the thickness of the beam window to maximize the engineering margins. More work will be done in the future for the structural analysis of target operating with certain dosage irradiated by the neutrons and the protons.