Speaker
Sebastien Renard
(Institute for Magnetic Fusion Research)
Description
Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) is a fusion device of the stellarator type with optimized magnetic field geometry and superconducting coils. The scientific goals of W7-X are to confirm the predicted improvement of the plasma confinement and to demonstrate the technical suitability of such a device as a fusion reactor. It is undergoing its first operation phase at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald, Germany.
The Design Engineering division is responsible for the design tasks and for the integration of all the components in the Torus Hall. The complex management of space, the numerous designers operating simultaneously, the maturity gap of the designs pose acute concurrent engineering issues. Originally used to manage the space reservation, the PLM solution ENOVIA SmarTeam is now the backbone of the all the design tasks and at the heart of an eco-system that helps the designers to fulfill their tasks efficiently and reduce the risk of iterations. This eco-system is a set of software tools developed internally that interact with SmarTeam. The collision analysis, the delivery process and the global CAD mockup generation are someof the tasks with are speed up and secured through this eco-system.
In this paper the context and the challenges of the design process will be introduced. The role and implementation of the software tools will be presented and the benefits will be discussed through examples.
Co-authors
Andreas Holtz
(Design Engineering, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Wendelsteinstr. 1, 17491 Greifswald, Germany)
Christophe Baylard
(Configuration Control Division, ITER Organization, Route de Vinon sur Verdon, 13115 Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance, France)
Martin Banduch
(Design Engineering, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Wendelsteinstr. 1, 17491 Greifswald, Germany)
Sebastien Renard
(Institute for Magnetic Fusion Research, CEA, 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France)
