scholarly journals Numerical Investigation of Conjugated Heat Transfer of the Plate-Type Fuel Assembly in the Research Reactor

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quan Li ◽  
Qiang Ma ◽  
Yuanming Li ◽  
Ping Chen ◽  
Chao Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Fuel Assembly ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Research Reactor ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Fluid Velocity ◽  
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ◽  
Conjugated Heat Transfer ◽  
Type Fuel ◽  
Plate Type

In nuclear reactors, the research of conjugated heat transfer between the fuel and coolant in the fuel assembly is fundamental for improving the safety, reliability and economy. The numerical approach based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) can be used to realize the rapid analysis of the conjugated heat transfer. Besides, the numerical simulation can provide detailed physical fields that are useful for the designing and optimizing of the fuel assembly. The plate-type fuels are generally used to enhance heat transfer in research reactors with high power density. In this study, a standard plate-type fuel assembly in the research reactor was taken into consideration. The solid-fluid conjugated heat transfer of the fuel assembly and coolant was numerically investigated. In the fluid region, the subcooled flow boiling simulation model was established by implementing the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute model into the Euler multi-phase flow method. The results show that the conjugated heat transfer of the fuel assembly and coolant can be simulated using the model established in this work. The influence of fluid velocity, power density and the width of the flow channel on the temperature distribution and the conjugated heat transfer was investigated and discussed.

scholarly journals DROP IMPACT ANALYSIS OF PLATE-TYPE FUEL ASSEMBLY IN RESEARCH REACTOR

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
HYUN-JUNG KIM ◽  
JEONG-SIK YIM ◽  
BYUNG-HO LEE ◽  
JAE-YONG OH ◽  
YOUNG-WOOK TAHK
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Assembly ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Research Reactor ◽  
Drop Impact ◽  
Type Fuel ◽  
Plate Type

Development of Real-Time Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis Code for Plate Type Fuel Reactor

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Li ◽  
Zhijian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Fuel Assembly ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Transient Flow ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Hydraulic Analysis ◽  
Fuel Reactor ◽  
Thermal Hydraulic Analysis ◽  
Type Fuel ◽  
Plate Type

A multi-channel model thermal-hydraulic analysis code in real-time for plate type fuel reactor is developed in this paper. In this code, every fuel assembly in reactor is divided into a subchannel. A series of reasonable mathematical and physical model are set up based on the structure and operational characteristics of plate type fuel core. As for the choice of flow friction and heat transfer models, all possible flow regimes which include the laminar flow, transient flow and turbulent flow, and heat transfer regimes which include single liquid phase heat transfer, sub-cooled boiling, saturation boiling, film boiling and single vapor phase heat transfer, are considered. The correlations and constitutive equations used in the code are fit for the rectangular channel. Look-up table method is used to calculate the properties of water and steam. The code has been loaded on the real-time simulation supporting system SimExec. The reactivity insertion accident and loss of flow accident, which has been defined in the IAEA 10MW MTR benchmark program, were calculated by the code in this paper for validation. Furthermore, the steady state of CARR (China Advanced Research Reactor) is analyzed by this code. The detailed flow distribution in each fuel assembly is obtained. The temperature of coolant, quality, void fraction, DNBR in each subchannel is calculated. The results show that the recently developed code can be used for real time thermal hydraulic analysis of plate type fuel reactor.

Measurement of core flow distribution in a research reactor using plate-type fuel assembly

2020 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 107750
Author(s):  
Jonghark Park ◽  
Hyung Min Son ◽  
Kiwon Song ◽  
Ragai M. Altamimi
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Assembly ◽  
Research Reactor ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Core Flow ◽  
Type Fuel ◽  
Plate Type

Drop behaviors of a plate-type fuel assembly used in research reactor for a drop accident

2019 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 255-262
Author(s):  
Hyun-Jung Kim ◽  
Jeong-Sik Yim ◽  
Young-Wook Tahk ◽  
Jae-Yong Oh ◽  
Eui-Hyun Kong
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Assembly ◽  
Research Reactor ◽  
Type Fuel ◽  
Plate Type

scholarly journals Study on Flow Boiling Characteristics in Rectangle Channel After Formation of Blisters

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huijian Huang ◽  
Chong Chen ◽  
Luguo Liu ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Linfeng Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Boiling ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Local Flow ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Cfd Method ◽  
Dry Out ◽  
Fuel Elements ◽  
Type Fuel ◽  
Plate Type ◽  
Structure Choice

Plate-type fuel elements is one of the first fuel structure choice for the novel integrated PWR, however, blisters will appear on the cladding induced by irradiation and fission. In this work CFD method was used to investigate the subcooled boiling characteristic of the water in rectangle channel with round and pillow blisters, the modified RPI model was also proposed, we can draw conclusions as follows: In the channel with round blister, as the blisters will increase the local flow resistance and more fluid will flow through center of the channel. Boiling occurred only in the area near the edges, nearly no vapor appeared at the center of the channel. The boiling region in channel with pillow shape blisters is wider and concentrated between two pillow blisters and downstream of the non-blisters side. The dry out area are both in the downstream region of blisters for the two types of channels.

scholarly journals THE THERMOHYDRAULIC ANALYSIS OF THE BANDUNG RESEARCH REACTOR CORE WITH PLATE TYPE FUEL ELEMENTS USING THE CFD CODE

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Reinaldy Nazar ◽  
Sudjatmi KA ◽  
Ketut Kamajaya
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Element ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Forced Convection ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Research Reactor ◽  
Saturation Temperature ◽  
Cooling Flow ◽  
Fuel Elements ◽  
Type Fuel ◽  
Plate Type

Due to TRIGA fuel elements are no longer produced by General Atomic, it is necessary to find a solution so that the Bandung TRIGA 2000 reactor can still be operated. One solution is to replace the type of fuel elements. Study on using the MTR plate type fuel elements as used in RSG-GAS Serpong has been done for the Bandung TRIGA 2000. Based on the results of the study using CFD computer program, it is found that Bandung TRIGA 2000 with plate type fuel elements cannot be operated up to 2000 kW power by natural convection cooling mode. Therefore, the reactor must be cooled by forced convection. The analysis using forced convection showed that for cooling flow rate of 50 kg/s and various temperatures of 35oC, 35.5 oC and 36 oC, the surface temperature of the fuel element is between 110.37 oC and 111.27 oC. Meanwhile, the cooling water temperature in the corresponding position is between 61.03 oC and 61.95 oC. In this operation condition, the surface temperatures of fuel elements can approach the saturation temperature and nucleat boiling started to occur. Hence, the use of cooling flow rate entering core less than 50 kg/s should be avoided. The surface temperature of fuel elements decreased under saturation temperature if cooling flow rate is greater than 65 kg/s. The surface temperature of fuel elements is achieved at 96.65 oC and coolant temperature in the corresponding position was 54.38 oC. Keywords: Bandung research reactor, plate type fuel element, thermohydraulic, CFD code ANALISIS TERMOHIDROLIK TERAS REAKTOR RISET BANDUNG BERELEMEN BAKAR TIPE PELAT MENGGUNAKAN PROGRAM CFD. Mengingat tidak diproduksinya lagi elemen bakar TRIGA oleh General Atomic, maka perlu diusahakan suatu solusi agar reaktor TRIGA 2000 Bandung dapat tetap beroperasi. Salah satu solusi adalah dengan melakukan penggantian tipe elemen bakar. Pada studi ini telah dianalisis penggunaan elemen bakar tipe pelat yang sejenis dengan yang digunakan di RSG-GAS Serpong, untuk digunakankan pada teras reaktor TRIGA 2000 Bandung. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan dengan menggunakan program komputer CFD, diketahui bahwa reaktor TRIGA berelemen bakar tipe pelat tidak dapat dioperasikan pada daya 2000 kW dengan menggunakan moda pendinginan konveksi alamiah seperti yang digunakan saat ini. Untuk kondisi ini, pendinginan dilakukan dengan moda pendinginan konveksi paksa. Hasil analisis konveksi paksa menunjukkan bahwa dengan menggunakan laju alir pendingin pompa 50 kg/s dan variasi temperatur pada 35 oC, 35,5 oC dan 36 oC, diperoleh temperatur permukaan pelat elemen bakar antara 110,37 oC – 111,27 oC dan temperatur pendinginnya pada posisi terkait antara 61,03 oC – 61,95 oC. Temperatur permukaan pelat elemen bakar ini mendekati temperatur saturasi dan tentunya telah mulai terjadi pendidihan inti, sehingga penggunaan laju alir pendingin masuk teras reaktor kurang dari 50 kg/s perlu dihindari. Temperatur permukaan pelat elemen bakar mulai menurun menjauhi temperatur saturasi jika digunakan laju alir pendingin lebih besar dari 65 kg/s, dengan temperatur permukaan pelat elemen bakar 96,65 oC dan temperatur pendinginnya pada posisi terkait 54,38 oC.Kata kunci: Reaktor riset Bandung, elemen bakar tipe pelat, termohidrolik, program CFD

Calcium Carbonate Scale Formation During Subcooled Flow Boiling

1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (4) ◽  
pp. 767-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. Najibi ◽  
H. Mu¨ller-Steinhagen ◽  
M. Jamialahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Fluid Velocity ◽  
Nucleate Boiling ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Initial Surface ◽  
Subcooled Flow Boiling ◽  
Subcooled Flow

Scale deposition on the heat transfer surfaces from water containing dissolved salts considerably reduces fuel economy and performance of the heat transfer equipment. In general, this problem is more serious during nucleate boiling due to the mechanisms of bubble formation and detachment. In this study, a large number of experiments were performed to determine the effect of fluid velocity, initial surface temperature, and bulk concentration on the rate of calcium carbonate deposition on heat transfer surfaces during subcooled flow boiling. A physically sound prediction model for the deposition process under these operating conditions has been developed which predicts the experimental data with good accuracy. Two previously published models are also discussed and used to predict the experimental data.

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