• Title of article

    BasesfordustmobilizationmodellinginthelightofSTARDUSTexperimentsOriginalResearchArticle

  • Author/Authors

    S.Paci، نويسنده , , N.Forgione، نويسنده , , F.Parozzi، نويسنده , , M.T.Porfiri، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
  • Pages
    10
  • From page
    1129
  • To page
    1138
  • Abstract
    ThispaperdealswiththeanalysisofthefirstseriesoftheexperimentsforthestudiesonthemobilizationoftungstendustsperformedinthefacilitySmallTankforAerosolRemovalandDust(STARDUST)locatedintheENEAFUSlaboratoriesinFrascati(Rome).TheseexperimentshavebeencarriedonintheframeoftheEuropeanFusionDevelopmentAgreement(EFDA)forthesafetyresearchactivitiesonnuclearfusionplants.Furthermore,simulationsoftheseresuspensionexperimentshavebeenperformedwiththeCESIandEdFECARTcodetoforeseethedustmobilizationbehaviorandemployingalsotheFLUENTComputationalFluidDynamic(CFD)packagetoperform3Danalysisofthevelocityfieldsinsidethefacility.TheinvestigationofthephenomenabymeansoftheECARTcodewillallow,inthefuture,toperformBestEstimate(BE)safetyanalysisofthedustmobilizationinsidethevacuumvessel(VV)oftheInternationalThermonuclearExperimentalReactor(ITER),becausetheresultsobtainedhaveafearagreementwiththeexperimentalones.Inthepaper,thedescriptionoftheECARTdustresuspensionmodelandthecoderesultsarealsopresented,togetherwiththeexperimentaldataobtainedfortheseriesoftheexperimentscarriedoutemployingatungstendust,atalowpressurizationrate(300Pa/s),tosimulatealossofvacuumaccident(LOVA)insideITERduetoasmallairleakatthedivertorportlevel.
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Serial Year
    2005
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Record number

    894912