Discrete droplets have received extensive attention in reflooding processes under Loss Of Coolant Accident (LOCA) conditions due to their large vapor-liquid interface area, droplet collision, droplet evaporation, and ...
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Pressure vessel in pool layout is usually used in high power and middle pressure research reactor, Flow inversion and residual heat removal is important problem. The heat removal strategy at accident situation for a p...
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Interfacial area concentration is one of the most important parameters in two-phase flow. This parameter also reflects the interfacial area of mass, momentum and energy transfer in two-fluid model. The prediction of i...
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With the advantage of phase change heat transfer, heat pipes have the potential to replace flowing coolants for removing fission heat from nuclear reactors. However, the solid-state constrained heat transfer configura...
With the advantage of phase change heat transfer, heat pipes have the potential to replace flowing coolants for removing fission heat from nuclear reactors. However, the solid-state constrained heat transfer configuration poses mutual constraints between mechanical properties and heat transfer, and their long-term thermal-mechanical coupling behavior requires further investigation. Currently, research on long-term behavior is limited to either individual/local system components or a single physical field. In this paper, an analysis method for coupled thermal-mechanical behavior is proposed and verified, comprehensively considering thermal-mechanical properties, interactions between components, and the fission gas release. This method is employed to analyze the operating characteristics of a solid-state constrained component. The results indicate that prolonged operation leads to complete contact between structural components, generating high contact pressure that enhances heat transfer but increases creep. The release of gaseous fission products, accumulated over operating time, results in a synchronous increase in both gap and external contact pressures, reaching 5.2 MPa and 4.8 MPa, respectively. This process reduces the gas gap conductance, leading to elevated system peak temperatures and a reduction in temperature safety margins by 43 K. After heat pipe failure, continued operation significantly increases the local creep strain, up to 3.9 times that under normal conditions. The gap size and fuel gap pressure should be optimized to enhance gap heat transfer and reduce component creep. Excessive fission gas release should be avoided in fuel configuration. Reducing the system power following a single heat pipe failure can mitigate component creep and extend the operational lifespan.
Correction to:Waste Disposal&Sustainable Energy(2022)4:117-129 https://***/10.1007/s42768-022-00101-7 The section Confict of interest'has been amended:'Jian-hua Yan is the Editor in-Chief of Waste Disposal...
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Correction to:Waste Disposal&Sustainable Energy(2022)4:117-129 https://***/10.1007/s42768-022-00101-7 The section Confict of interest'has been amended:'Jian-hua Yan is the Editor in-Chief of Waste Disposal&Sustain-able Energy.'The revised'Confict of interest'is as follows:Jianhua Yan is the Editor-in-Chief of Waste Disposal&Sustainable *** behalf of all authors,the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.
The temperature and flow rate of coolant in the hot legs of pressurized water reactor (PWR) systems directly reflect the nuclear power and the heat transfer state of the reactor core, and are key parameters for reacto...
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The temperature and flow rate of coolant in the hot legs of pressurized water reactor (PWR) systems directly reflect the nuclear power and the heat transfer state of the reactor core, and are key parameters for reactor power control and safety protection. Most of existing studies have been conducted to analyze the steady-state thermal hydraulic features in the upper plenum and hot legs from a spatial scale, but less from a temporal scale to describe and analyze the transient features. In order to meet the requirements of key parameters measurement and safe operation, this paper established a reasonably simplified 3D geometrical model of the upper plenum and hot legs of the HPR1000 reactor based on a multi-physics field simulation platform and investigated the steady-state and transient features of the flow-thermal coupling field of coolant under numerical simulation, focusing on the coupling analysis of the flow-thermal coupling field on the spatial and temporal scales. The analysis of the steady-state features shows that the coolant flowing into the upper plenum from the upper core plate is characterized by a high middle temperature and a low peripheral temperature. As a result, there is an uneven coolant temperature distribution at the inlet of the hot legs that the temperature differences between the cold lower part and hot upper part are relatively large. However, with the axial flow of coolant, the temperature distribution in hot legs tends to be more uniform and the temperature differences decrease. The simulation results show that the flow of the low temperature coolant in hot legs dominates the change of coolant temperature distribution. The analysis of the transient features shows that a small fluctuation of flow rate at the core outlet causes changes in the turbulent kinetic energy of coolant in hot legs, but the effect on coolant temperature distribution is relatively weak. These such variations on the temporal scale can change the coupling relations of c
The acoustic induced vibration of dryer (also called secondary separator) in steam generator in nuclear power plants is a concern in recent years. Periodic vibrations of long-term operation can lead to fatigue damage ...
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With liquid metal like lead-bismuth alloy(LBE) acting as a coolant for nuclear reactors, it is necessary to use a more accurate heat transfer relationship and a more reliable Prt model for the low Pr fluid. Because of...
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