Thermal Diffusion Coefficient (TDC) is one of the most important parameters in subchannel analysis codes. Abundant research results demonstrate that TDC is mainly determined by the structures of fuel assembly, especia...
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In primary circuit, pump-induced pulsation (PIP) of coolant may cause fatigue failure of reactor components. In this article, a three-dimensional numerical model of PIP was established by COMSOL, theory of acoustic im...
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Water-lubricated thrust bearing is one of the key parts in canned motor pump, for example, the RCP in AP1000, and it functions to balance axial loads. A calculation model which can handle all flow state lubrication pe...
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Pressure release tank is a key component of nuclear power plant safeguard. Evaluating the fluid thrust force from high pressure and high temperature flow jet under postulated accidents is an essential task for nuclear...
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Metallic insulation is commonly used in reactor vessel because of its resistance to radiation and corrosion. Since the main mode of heat loss of reactor vessel is thermal radiation, the ability to prevent radiation he...
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C-ring, which is one of the main sealing elements of reactor Pressure Vessels, is composed of a close-wound helical spring surrounded by two metal linings. C-ring has better resilience and sealing characteristics. Jus...
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The fully ceramic microencapsulated (FCM) fuel is based on tristructural isotropic (TRISO) coated particles embedded in silicon carbide (SiC) matrix, which is among the accident tolerant fuel concept options. With the...
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The fully ceramic microencapsulated (FCM) fuel is based on tristructural isotropic (TRISO) coated particles embedded in silicon carbide (SiC) matrix, which is among the accident tolerant fuel concept options. With the strength of high fission product retention, the FCM fuel provides potential superior safety performance. Compared to the conventional standard UO2 fuel, the deficiency of FCM fuel is its considerable lower fissile inventory, which results in a reduced reactor power or/and life. Supposing the FCM fuel is used as direct replacement of the fuel in commercial PWRs, the spectrum is softened due to the usage of SiC as matrix, and the moderator temperature coefficient is possible to be positive at the beginning of life, leading to high risk during operation. A neutronic feasibility study of FCM fuel utilized in commercial PWRs is performed in the paper. The fuel enrichment and undermoderated lattice are evaluated by analyzing the typical TRISO particle with UO2 kernels which is widely used in high temperature gas reactors and that with enlarged UN fuel kernels. It was found that under the mandatory constraint of low enriched uranium, the FCM fuel with UO2 kernels, although relatively mature, is only capable of small reactordesigns, and the assembly lattice needs to be modified. The FCM fuel with UN kernels, when directly loading in the commercial PWRs, can yield comparable reactor power and life;however, a higher fuel enrichment and the fuel design and fabrication need to be optimized.
The flow-induced vibration of reactor structures is directly related to nuclear safety and has long been closely watched by the nuclear engineering community. A large number of theoretical, experimental and numerical ...
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The dynamic analysis of reactor coolant system is the key step of mechanics evaluation, and with the continuous improvement of seismic design benchmarks and systemdesign requirements, it is urgent to carry out the re...
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