Thermo-mechanical analysis of the thermal shield for ITER magnet feeder

• We model the reasonable finite element model for feeder thermal shield.
• We analyze the temperature distribution and pressure drop of the thermal shield.
• Different materials for the thermal shield were analyzed.
• Thermal stress analysis was performed and analysis result be applied to the detailed design.

The thermal shield for ITER magnet feeder plays the role of preventing thermal radiation from the warm components to the cool superconductor and supercritical helium system. Heat loads were calculated for thermal analysis, then finite element model was established by ANSYS code. Thermal analysis was performed in order to check the temperature distribution and pressure drop of the thermal shield under normal operation state. Different materials (steel or aluminum) for the thermal shield were also checked. Thermal stress analysis was performed based on the results of thermal analyses. Compared analysis results with design criteria, it is demonstrated that the results of the simulation are within allowable design requirements and the design scheme can be applied to the detailed design.