Title of article
EvaluationofuncertaintiesrelatedtopassivesystemsperformanceOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
LucianoBurgazzi، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Pages
14
From page
93
To page
106
Abstract
Amethodologicalandstructuredproceduretoaddresstheuncertaintiesrelatedtopassivesafetyfunctionsispresented.Thematteristreatedwithreferencetoapassivesystemdesignedfordecayheatremovalofadvancedlightwaterreactors,relyingonnaturalcirculationandprovidedwithaheatexchangerimmersedinacoolingpool,actingasheatsink,andconnectedtothepressurevesselviasteamandcondensatemainlines.Twohazardidentificationusedqualitativemethods,asfailuremodeandeffectanalysis(FMEA)andhazardandoperabilitystudy(HAZOP),areutilizedandtherelativeresultscomparedinordertoassessthemainsourcesofphysicalfailure.Theidentificationofthesourcesofuncertaintiesrelatedtopassivesystemperformance,intermsofparameterswhichdrivethefailuremechanisms,follows.Finallytheuncertaintiesareevaluatedbothfortheirassessmentinprobabilistictermsandforthedeterminationofmostcontributorstothesystemthermal-hydraulicresponse.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2004
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
894726
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