简介:TheVacuumVessel(VV)systemisanessentialcomponentofKedaTorusforexperiment(KTX),andvariousscenariosmighttakeplaceonit.TheVV’ssupportsshouldbeadequatelystrongtostandagainstvariousloadsonVV,whichmighthappeninextremescenarios.Therefore,thedesignofVVsupportsisverifiedinasingleextremescenarioandissubsequentlyoptimizedinthisreport.ThenumericalsimulationbasedonFiniteElementtheoryisperformedasthemajormethodforanalysisandoptimization.Theelectromagneticforceinpreviousanalysesservesastheloadforthemechanicalanalysesofsupports.Duringtheoptimization,thestressesoftheWsupportsdecreaseremarkablyafterintroducingcotters.Finally,theoptimumdesignhasbeenworkedout.Itsatisfiestherequirementsregardingthestrengthandconvenienceinassembly.