Search Results - "Pupeschi, S."

Discrete element method for effective thermal conductivity of packed pebbles accounting for the Smoluchowski effect by Moscardini, M., Gan, Y., Pupeschi, S., Kamlah, M.

“…•A thermal DEM code is proposed for the evaluation of the effective thermal conductivity of ceramic breeder pebble beds.•The Smoluchowski effect was…”
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Effective thermal conductivity of advanced ceramic breeder pebble beds by Pupeschi, S., Knitter, R., Kamlah, M.

“…As the knowledge of the effective thermal conductivity of ceramic breeder pebble beds under fusion relevant conditions is essential for the development of…”
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A first approach towards DEM analysis of plasticity in pebble beds by Moscardini, M., Pupeschi, S., Kamlah, M.

“…•A first approach towards quantifying plastic deformation inside DEM code was implemented.•The in-house KIT DEM code was extended by implementing the Thornton…”
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Cyclic behavior of ceramic pebble beds under mechanical loading by Pupeschi, S., Moscardini, M., Gan, Y., Knitter, R., Kamlah, M.

“…Uniaxial compression test (UCT) experiments were conducted along with Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulations. The objective was to investigate the effect of…”
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Numerical and experimental characterization of ceramic pebble beds under cycling mechanical loading by Pupeschi, S., Knitter, R., Kamlah, M., Gan, Y.

“…•The effect of cyclic loading on the mechanical response of pebble beds was assessed.•Numerical simulations were performed with KIT-DEM code.•The numerical…”
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Experimental investigation of thermal diffusivity and heat capacity of ceramic breeder beds by Pupeschi, S., Kolb, M.H.H., Knitter, R.

“…In the solid Breeder Blanket (BB) concepts both tritium release and heat recovery depend on the thermal performances of the breeding zone. Within the R&D…”
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Development and qualification of functional materials for the European HCPB TBM by Zmitko, M., Vladimirov, P., Knitter, R., Kolb, M., Leys, O., Heuser, J., Schneider, H.-C., Rolli, R., Chakin, V., Pupeschi, S., Magielsen, L., Fedorov, A., Poitevin, Y.

“…•The LOS extensively characterized, including under neutron irradiation conditions.•Advanced CB pebbles with improved mechanical properties fabricated and…”
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