Ushiki Tomohiko, Imazawa Ryota, Hatae Takaki, Sugie Tatsuo, Murakami Hidetoshi
National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 311-0193 Naka, Ibaraki, Japan.
Nippon Advanced Technology Co., Ltd., 319-1112 Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan.
Rev Sci Instrum. 2020 Jun 1;91(6):063508. doi: 10.1063/1.5143893.
This study developed a new heat flux reconstruction code based on the dual reciprocity boundary element method for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) divertor infrared (IR) thermography system. To use divertor heat flux reconstruction in ITER, we modeled the boundary condition between the coolant pipe inner wall and the coolant based on the temperature-dependent heat transfer coefficient and also considered the temperature dependence of tungsten thermal properties. Using this reconstruction code, we evaluated the sensitivity of the input data errors, divertor coolant temperature, and surface temperature errors on the accuracy of heat flux reconstruction by using simplified heat flux profiles, which are spatially uniform on the top surface of the monoblocks. This heat flux reconstruction method demonstrated that highly accurate heat flux reconstruction can be achieved for high heat flux cases in ITER; however, further studies are needed for low heat flux reconstruction.
