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Publication date: 6 November 2017

Kaiqiang Wang, Shejuan Xie, Hongwei Yuan, Cuixiang Pei, Zhenmao Chen and Weixin Li

In this paper, numerical modelling and dynamical response analysis were performed for the HL-2M vacuum vessel (VV) and shielding plates (SPs) during a plasma disruption by using…

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Purpose

In this paper, numerical modelling and dynamical response analysis were performed for the HL-2M vacuum vessel (VV) and shielding plates (SPs) during a plasma disruption by using an updated ANSYS parametric design language (APDL) code developed by the authors. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of the SPs on the dynamical response of VV owing to a transient electromagnetic (EM) force and to optimize the design of SPs in view of the minimization of the structural dynamic response.

Design/methodology/approach

The Lagrangian approach, i.e. the moving coordinate scheme developed by the authors, was updated to tackle the EM-mechanical coupling effect in the dynamic response analysis of the VV-SPs system due to the transient EM force during plasma disruptions. To optimize the structural design of HL-2M SPs, the influence of the key parameters of SPs, i.e., the side length, thickness and material properties, was clarified on the basis of the numerical results and an optimized design of SPs was obtained.

Findings

The updated APDL code of the Lagrangian approach is efficient for the transient dynamical response analysis of the VV-SPs system owing to the EM force. The SP of a smaller side length, larger thickness tungsten material better mitigates the dynamical response of the VV-SPs system.

Originality/value

The Lagrangian approach was updated for the EM–mechanical coupling dynamical response analysis of the VV-SPs system, and the influence of the SP parameters on the dynamical response of the VV-SPs system of HL-2M Tokamak was clarified.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 36 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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Publication date: 1 January 2014

Xiaojuan Wang, Shejuan Xie, Yong Li and Zhenmao Chen

Direct current potential drop (DCPD) testing is a potential nondestructive testing method for quality control of the metallic foam (MF). The purpose of this paper is to develop a…

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Purpose

Direct current potential drop (DCPD) testing is a potential nondestructive testing method for quality control of the metallic foam (MF). The purpose of this paper is to develop a numerical technique for the efficient simulation of the DCPD signals of MFs with defects with boundary of complicated shapes.

Design/methodology/approach

The concept of multi-medium element (MME) is introduced to treat the boundary of complex-shaped defect. A classification scheme of Gauss integral points is also proposed to select the Gauss points that have to be taken into account in the integral calculation of the coefficient matrix of each MME.

Findings

MME is suitable for simulation of DCPD signals due to defects in complicated shapes. The numerical method for calculating the element matrix of the MME is efficient and accurate. The experimental results support the proposed method positively.

Research limitations/implications

The code developed in this paper is suitable for the simulation of DCPD signals of MF due to a planar defect. The code for 3D defect is still under development.

Originality/value

The concept of MME introduced to deal with the simulation of DCPD signal due to defect with boundary of complicated shape, as well as the numerical technique for element coefficient matrix calculation. The developed method gives possible for the inversion of DCPD signals of complicated defect shape.

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COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, vol. 33 no. 1/2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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