PITTSBURGH, July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
Key Highlights
- Ansys simulation solutions are empowering engineers from 35
countries to build the highly sophisticated ITER fusion energy
machine
- ITER engineers use Ansys simulations to enhance
electromagnetic (EM) structure design, decrease project risk,
reduce physical prototyping and satisfy stringent safety
standards
The ITER Organization is collaborating with Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS)
to optimize EM structure design and performance for the ITER, the
largest nuclear fusion plant created to affordably deliver clean,
net energy and maintain fusion for long durations. Through a new
multi-year agreement, Ansys will work with ITER engineers to
improve project risk management, streamlining system development
and meeting critical safety requirements.
Fusion power has the potential to be an ideal energy source as
it creates little to no emissions or long-lived radioactive waste,
while generating power around the clock. However, producing a
self-sustaining fusion reaction requires an ionized plasma of
hydrogen isotopes to be heated to approximately 150 million C°. To
sustain this extreme temperature while containing the plasma, the
ITER tokamak uses an array of massive superconducting magnets,
essentially creating an invisible magnetic cage inside the metal
vacuum vessel of the tokamak. ITER engineers leverage Ansys
simulation solutions to economically design EM structures.
From confirming the system design and performance to virtually
eliminating the need for physical prototyping, Ansys®
Fluent® plays an integral role for validating
the extreme cooling system and building a set
of documents that ITER engineers will use to ensure the system
design is robust and complies with
strict project and industry safety
standards. Additionally, Ansys®
Mechanical™ plays a critical role for the engineers
who build the structural supports that secure the ITER's base.
"Ansys simulation solutions will continue to help our team to
satisfy the required safety and accuracy levels for this
first-of-a-kind initiative," said Bernard Bigot, director-general
of the ITER Organization. "For ITER to achieve hydrogen fusion at
industrial scale requires unprecedented levels of engineering
precision, so it is incredibly important that our simulation
software is highly reliable and efficient. Ansys has consistently
delivered that capability to us for many years, enabling our team
to safely push boundaries, dream bigger and deliver Earth's biggest
fusion reactor."
"To power the sun and the stars, light atoms fuse at very high
pressures and temperatures. Replicating this process on Earth with
ITER will help solve the world's energy demands, however, engineers
must overcome extremely difficult design challenges," said
Prith Banerjee, chief technology
officer at Ansys. "Using Ansys simulations, ITER engineers are
rapidly building a structurally sound fusion power reactor,
drastically reducing the EM structures' material content and
substantially decreasing the plant's development cost – driving the
delivery of clean, sustainable energy for our planet."
About Ansys
If you've ever seen a rocket launch, flown on an airplane,
driven a car, used a computer, touched a mobile device, crossed a
bridge or put on wearable technology, chances are you've used a
product where Ansys software played a critical role in its
creation. Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation.
Through our strategy of Pervasive Engineering Simulation, we help
the world's most innovative companies deliver radically better
products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest
portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help them solve
the most complex design challenges and create products limited only
by imagination. Founded in 1970, Ansys is headquartered south of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Visit www.ansys.comfor more information.
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