A Study of the Two-Way Coupling Modeling for the Two-Phase Flow Simulation in a Lean Premixer Prevaporizer Module

1997 ◽  
Vol 24 (4-6) ◽  
pp. 780-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Bissieres ◽  
G. Lavergne ◽  
P. Trichet
2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Jie Yang ◽  
Chu-Chuao Wang ◽  
Ren-Yi Hsu ◽  
Rome-Ming Wu

Author(s):  
Aurelia Chenu ◽  
Konstantin Mikityuk ◽  
Rakesh Chawla

In the framework of PSI’s FAST code system, the TRACE thermal-hydraulics code is being extended for representation of sodium two-phase flow. As the currently available version (v.5) is limited to the simulation of only single-phase sodium flow, its applicability range is not enough to study the behavior of a Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor (SFR) during a transient in which boiling is anticipated. The work reported here concerns the extension of the two-fluid models, which are available in TRACE for steam-water, to sodium two-phase flow simulation. The conventional correlations for ordinary gas-liquid flows are used as basis, with optional correlations specific to liquid metal when necessary. A number of new models for representation of the constitutive equations specific to sodium, with a particular emphasis on the interfacial transfer mechanisms, have been implemented and compared with the original closure models. As a first application, the extended TRACE code has been used to model experiments that simulate a loss-of-flow (LOF) accident in a SFR. The comparison of the computed results, with both the experimental data and SIMMER-III code predictions, has enabled validation of the capability of the modified TRACE code to predict sodium boiling onset, flow regimes, dryout, flow reversal, etc. The performed study is a first-of-a-kind application of the TRACE code to two-phase sodium flow. Other integral experiments are planned to be simulated to further develop and validate the two-phase sodium flow methodology.


2017 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
pp. 895-909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Wang ◽  
QianQian Li ◽  
Bengt Sundén ◽  
Jakov Baleta ◽  
Milan Vujanović

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Naseby ◽  
Z. Yang ◽  
S. Rahman ◽  
Chee Tan

2011 ◽  
Vol 130-134 ◽  
pp. 3644-3647
Author(s):  
Ding Feng ◽  
Si Huang ◽  
Yu Hui Guan ◽  
Wei Guo Ma

This work performs an oil-water two-phase flow simulation in a downhole Venturi meter to investigate the flow field and pressure characteristics with different flow and oil-water ratios. The relation between the pressure drop and the feed flow rate in the flowmeter is investigated for its optimal design.


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