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HHFtools

software

posted on 2018-10-30, 14:00 authored by David Hancock

HHFtools is a set of modular calculation tools written in Python3 which can be used to provide first order estimates of thermofluid performance including convective heat transfer and pressure drop for simple high heat flux components. Heat transfer coefficients are calculated using the same set of equations as has been used for ITER divertor and first wall design with parameters for simple tubes, swirl tape inserts, rectangular channels, and hypervapotrons. Similar tools are partially developed for pin-fin arrays and multiple small channels in parallel.

Funding

This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014-2018 under grant agreement No. 633053. This project has also received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technical development, and demonstration under grant agreement No. 313781. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission. This work has also been part-funded by the RCUK Energy Programme [grant No. EP/P012450/1].

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords

high heat flux python testing thermofluid heat transfer analysis Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering Nuclear Engineering

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MIT