Numerical evaluation of experimental models to investigate the dynamic behavior of the ITER tokamak assembly

Onozuka, Masanori*; Takeda, Nobukazu; Nakahira, Masataka; Shimizu, Katsusuke*; Nakamura, Tomomichi*

Fusion Engineering and Design, 69(1-4), p.757 - 762, 2003/09

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-3796(03)00139-X

The dynamic behavior of the ITER tokamak assembly has been investigated. Three experimental models have been considered to validate the numerical analysis methods for the dynamic events, mainly seismic events. A 1/8-scaled tokamak model, which is based on the 1998 ITER design, is under construction. Non-linear vibration characteristics, such as damping, can only be identified by a full-scale model. Therefore, a full-scale gravity support structure for the coil system has been designed and will be tested. In addition, for the sub-scaled tokamak model, the VV is assumed to be a rigid structure. This assumption is to be verified using a 1/20-scaled model. The above experimental models and their testing conditions have analytically and numerically evaluated. For example, both the static and dynamic spring constants obtained by static analysis and eigen-value analysis, respectively, were evaluated to be in good agreement.