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Francisco A. Hernández

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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Scholarly Papers (5)

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European Demo Fusion Reactor: Design and Integration of the Breeding Blanket Feeding Pipes

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 16 Feb 2022
Rocco Mozzillo, Christian Vorpahl, Christian Bachmann, Francisco A. Hernández and Alessandro Del Nevo
Università degli Studi della Basilicata, affiliation not provided to SSRN, EUROfusion Consortium, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 75 (837,727)

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DEMO, Vacuum Vessel, Upper Port, CAD, FEM

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Exploratory Thermal and Fluid-Dynamic Assessment of a Pin of the Helium Cooled Pebble Bed Breeding Blanket Concept with a Modular Pin Monoblock Design for the EU Demo Nuclear Fusion Reactor

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 04 Feb 2025
Alberto Gioè, Francisco A. Hernández, Gaetano Bongiovì, Andrea Quartararo, Eugenio Vallone, G. Agnello, G. A. Spagnuolo, S. d’Amico, Pierluigi Chiovaro and Pietro Alessandro Di Maio
University of Palermo, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, University of Palermo, University of Palermo, University of Palermo, University of Palermo, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Palermo and University of Palermo
Downloads 56 (1,010,164)

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DEMO, HCPB BB, thermofluid-dynamics, HCPB monoblock, CFD

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The Roles of Different Nuclear Facilities for the Qualification of the Breeding Blanket

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 04 Feb 2026
Giacomo Aiello, S. d’Amico, Francisco A. Hernández, David Rapisarda, Dmitry Terentyev and Klaus Hesch
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Nuclear Materials Science Institute and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Downloads 38 (1,249,711)

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breeding blanket, TRL, qualification, IFMIF-DONES, ITER, VNS

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Integration Scenario of a Travelling Wave Array in European Demo

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 01 Aug 2023
Amro BADER, Francisco A. Hernández, Guanming Zhou and Riccardo Ragona
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Technical University of Denmark
Downloads 36 (1,236,159)
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ICRF Heating and Current Drive design, DEMO, Breeding Blanket, Tritium Breeding Ratio.

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Exploratory Thermo-Mechanical Assessment of a Pin of the Helium Cooled Pebble Bed Breeding Blanket Concept with a Modular Pin Monoblock Design for the EU Demo Nuclear Fusion Reactor

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 14 May 2025
Alberto Gioè, Francisco A. Hernández, G. Bongiovì, I. Catanzaro, Andrea Quartararo, Eugenio Vallone, G. Agnello, G. A. Spagnuolo, S. d’Amico, Pierluigi Chiovaro and Pietro Alessandro Di Maio
University of Palermo, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, University of Palermo, University of Palermo, University of Palermo, University of Palermo, University of Palermo, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Palermo and University of Palermo
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DEMO HCPB, breeding blanket, pin, no FW, thermomechanics