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dcll_variables

This module contains the Dual Coolant Lead Lithium (DCLL) specific submods of PROCESSS.

Acronyms for this module:

 BB          Breeding Blanket
 FW          First Wall
 BZ          Breeder Zone
 MF/BSS      Manifold/Back Supporting Structure
 LT          Low Temperature
 HT          High Temperature
 MMS         Multi Module Segment
 SMS         Single Module Segment
 IB          Inboard
 OB          Outboard
 HCD         Heating & Current Drive
 FCI         Flow Channel Insert

IN.DAT info for DCLL:

 Select DCLL model
     i_blanket_type = 5 * DCLL

 Liquid Metal Breeder Material = PbLi
     i_blkt_liquid_breeder_type = 0 * Liquid Metal Breeder Material = PbLi

 Specify dual-coolant i.e., get mass flow required from heat extracted from liquid metal breeder
     i_blkt_dual_coolant = 2

 FIC switch: 0 = no FIC, Eurofer; 1 = FCIs, perfect electrical insulator, 2 = FCIs, with specified conductance
     i_blkt_liquid_breeder_channel_type = 0, 1, or 2

 Liquid metal duct wall conductance initialized at Eurofer value in fwbs_variables, or can input other value, used for i_blkt_liquid_breeder_channel_type = 0 or 2
     (bz_channel_conduct_liq)

 Choose if FW and BB structure are on the same pumping system (unless have different coolants), default is same coolant with flow IN->FW->BB->OUT
     (i_fw_blkt_shared_coolant)

 Can set inlet and outlet temperature for liquid metal breeder
     (inlet_temp_liq)
     (outlet_temp_liq)
References 
 [Nat1995]   Natesan et al. (1995), Assessment of alkali metal coolants for
             for the ITER blanket, Fusion Engineering and Design 27, 457-466

 [Mal1995]   Malang and Mattas (1995), Comparison of lithium and the eutectic
             lead-lithium alloy, two candidate liquid metal breeder materials
             for self-cooled blankets, Fusion Engineering and Design 27, 399-406

 [Gas2001]   Gasior and Mozer (2001), Thermodynamic study of liquid lithium-lead
             alloys using the EMF method, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 294, 77-83

 [Pal2016]   Palermo et al. (2016), Neutronic analyses of the preliminary design
             of a DCLL blanket for the EUROfusion DEMO power plant,
             Fusion Engineering and Design 109-111.

 [Gar2017]   Garcinuno et al. (2017), Design of a permeator against vacuum for
             tritium extraction from eutectic lithium-lead in a DCLL DEMO,
             Fusion Engineering and Design, 117, 226-231

 [Fer2021]   Fernandez-Berceruelo et al. (2021), Alternatives for upgrading the
             eu dcll breeding blanket from mms to sms, Fusion Engineering and
             Design 167, 112380

Note: request for when CCFE Bluemira neutronics work is added: output maximum values, as well as average values, for wall neutronics calculation if possible.

CREATE_DICTS_FROM_DATACLASS = DCLLData module-attribute

DCLLData dataclass

Source code in process/data_structure/dcll_variables.py 
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@dataclass
class DCLLData:
    r_fci: float = 0.0
    """Radial thickness of FCIs [m]"""

    r_backwall: float = 0.0
    """Radial thickness of backwall [m]"""

    bz_r_ib: float = 0.0
    """Radial BZ thickness [m]"""

    bz_r_ob: float = 0.0
    """Radial BZ thickness [m]"""

    f_vol_stff_plates: float = 0.0
    """Structure/coolant compositional fractions"""

    f_vol_stl_bz_struct: float = 0.0
    """Structure/coolant compositional fractions"""

    f_vol_stl_back_wall: float = 0.0
    """Structure/coolant compositional fractions"""

    f_vol_stl_fw: float = 0.0
    """Structure/coolant compositional fractions"""

    f_vol_mfbss_stl: float = 0.0
    """MF/BSS compositional fractions"""

    f_vol_mfbss_he: float = 0.0
    """MF/BSS compositional fractions"""

    f_vol_mfbss_pbli: float = 0.0
    """MF/BSS compositional fractions"""

    vol_fci: float = 0.0
    """Volume of FCIs [m^3]"""

    vol_bz_struct: float = 0.0
    """Volume of other BZ structure [m^3]"""

    vol_bz_liq: float = 0.0
    """Volume of liquid channels [m^3]"""

    vol_bz_liq_ib: float = 0.0
    """Volume of liquid channels [m^3]"""

    vol_bz_liq_ob: float = 0.0
    """Volume of liquid channels [m^3]"""

    vol_bw: float = 0.0
    """Volume of backwall [m^3]"""

    vol_bss: float = 0.0
    """Volume of MF/BSS [m^3]"""

    wht_cer: float = 0.0
    """BZ masses by composition [kg]"""

    wht_stl_struct: float = 0.0
    """BZ masses by composition [kg]"""

    wht_cool_struct: float = 0.0
    """BZ masses by composition [kg]"""

    wht_bw_stl: float = 0.0
    """Backwall masses by composition [kg]"""

    wht_bw_cool: float = 0.0
    """Backwall masses by composition [kg]"""

    wht_mfbss_stl: float = 0.0
    """MF/BSS masses by composition [kg]"""

    wht_mfbss_cool: float = 0.0
    """MF/BSS masses by composition [kg]"""

    wht_mfbss_pbli: float = 0.0
    """MF/BSS masses by composition [kg]"""

    fwmass_stl: float = 0.0
    """FW masses by composition [kg]"""

    fwmass_cool: float = 0.0
    """FW masses by composition [kg]"""

    mass_cool_blanket: float = 0.0
    """Total masses of material in blanket [kg]"""

    mass_liq_blanket: float = 0.0
    """Total masses of material in blanket [kg]"""

    mass_stl_blanket: float = 0.0
    """Total masses of material in blanket [kg]"""

    mass_segm_ib: float = 0.0
    """Total mass for an inboard/outboard reactor segment [kg]"""

    mass_segm_ob: float = 0.0
    """Total mass for an inboard/outboard reactor segment [kg]"""

r_fci = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Radial thickness of FCIs [m]

r_backwall = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Radial thickness of backwall [m]

bz_r_ib = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Radial BZ thickness [m]

bz_r_ob = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Radial BZ thickness [m]

f_vol_stff_plates = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Structure/coolant compositional fractions

f_vol_stl_bz_struct = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Structure/coolant compositional fractions

f_vol_stl_back_wall = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Structure/coolant compositional fractions

f_vol_stl_fw = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Structure/coolant compositional fractions

f_vol_mfbss_stl = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

MF/BSS compositional fractions

f_vol_mfbss_he = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

MF/BSS compositional fractions

f_vol_mfbss_pbli = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

MF/BSS compositional fractions

vol_fci = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Volume of FCIs [m^3]

vol_bz_struct = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Volume of other BZ structure [m^3]

vol_bz_liq = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Volume of liquid channels [m^3]

vol_bz_liq_ib = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Volume of liquid channels [m^3]

vol_bz_liq_ob = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Volume of liquid channels [m^3]

vol_bw = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Volume of backwall [m^3]

vol_bss = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Volume of MF/BSS [m^3]

wht_cer = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

BZ masses by composition [kg]

wht_stl_struct = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

BZ masses by composition [kg]

wht_cool_struct = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

BZ masses by composition [kg]

wht_bw_stl = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Backwall masses by composition [kg]

wht_bw_cool = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Backwall masses by composition [kg]

wht_mfbss_stl = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

MF/BSS masses by composition [kg]

wht_mfbss_cool = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

MF/BSS masses by composition [kg]

wht_mfbss_pbli = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

MF/BSS masses by composition [kg]

fwmass_stl = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

FW masses by composition [kg]

fwmass_cool = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

FW masses by composition [kg]

mass_cool_blanket = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Total masses of material in blanket [kg]

mass_liq_blanket = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Total masses of material in blanket [kg]

mass_stl_blanket = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Total masses of material in blanket [kg]

mass_segm_ib = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Total mass for an inboard/outboard reactor segment [kg]

mass_segm_ob = 0.0 class-attribute instance-attribute

Total mass for an inboard/outboard reactor segment [kg]