Title of article
Space-dependentkineticssimulationofagas-cooledfluidizedbednuclearreactorOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
C.C.Pain، نويسنده , , J.L.M.A.Gomes، نويسنده , , M.D.Eaton، نويسنده , , C.R.E.deOliveira، نويسنده , , A.P.Umpleby، نويسنده , , A.J.H.Goddard، نويسنده , , Vandam R. A.، نويسنده , , T.H.J.J.vanderHagen، نويسنده , , D.Lathouwers، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Pages
21
From page
225
To page
245
Abstract
Inthispaperwepresentnumericalsimulationsofaconceptualhelium-cooledfluidizedbedthermalnuclearreactor.Thesimulationsareperformedusingthecoupledneutronics/multi-phasecomputationalfluiddynamicscodefiniteelementtransientcriticalitywhichiscapableofmodellingalltherelevantnon-linearfeedbackmechanisms.Theconceptualreactorconsistsofanaxi-symmetricbedsurroundedbygraphitemoderatorinsidewhich0.1cmdiameterTRISO-coatednuclearfuelparticlesarefluidized.Detailedspatial/temporalneutronfluxandtemperatureprofileshavebeenobtainedprovidingvaluableinsightintothepowerdistributionandfluiddynamicsofthiscomplexsystem.Thenumericalsimulationsshowthattheuniquemixingabilityofthefluidizedbedgivesrise,asexpected,touniformtemperatureandparticledistribution.Thisuniformityenhancestheheattransferandthereforethepowerproducedbythereactor.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2003
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
894488
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