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Modeling of runaway electron induced damage on boron-nitride tiles in WEST
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Electromagnetics and Plasma Physics.ORCID iD: 0009-0005-2195-7260
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Electromagnetics and Plasma Physics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6712-3625
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Electromagnetics and Plasma Physics.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9632-8104
CEA, IRFM, St-Paul-Lez-Durance, France.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6566-6116
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2026 (English)In: Nuclear Materials and Energy, E-ISSN 2352-1791, Vol. 46, article id 102097Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The runaway electron (RE) - induced damage on boron nitride (BN) tiles mounted on the inner bumpers of the WEST tokamak is modeled employing available empirical input and experimental constraints, concerning the post-mortem documentation of the damaged material topology and infra-red camera observations of the long-time decay of the surface temperature. A newly developed work-flow for the modeling of brittle failure due to RE impacts, recently validated against a controlled DIII-D experiment, is employed. Monte Carlo simulations of RE transport into BN provide volumetric heat source maps for finite-element simulations of the linear thermoelastic material response, while the brittle failure onset is predicted on the basis of the Rankine criterion. The physics of thermal stress driven failure and explosion are well captured by this model, which exhibits high sensitivity to RE impact parameters. Despite the accidental nature of the damage events, the workflow predicts failure in accordance with observations for realistic loading specifications expected in WEST disruptions.

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Elsevier BV , 2026. Vol. 46, article id 102097
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PFC brittle failure, PFC explosions, PFC thermoelastic response, Runaway electrons, Volumetric heating
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Applied Mechanics Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-379841DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2026.102097ISI: 001711738900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105033861036OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-379841DiVA, id: diva2:2054075
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Available from: 2026-04-20 Created: 2026-04-20 Last updated: 2026-04-20Bibliographically approved

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