• Title of article

    CFDsimulationofFortumPTSexperimentOriginalResearchArticle

  • Author/Authors

    TimoToppila، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    514
  • To page
    521
  • Abstract
    Detailedsimulationofthethermalstressesofthereactorpressurevessel(RPV)wallincaseofpressurizedthermalshock(PTS)requiresthesimulationofthethermalmixingofcoldhigh-pressuresafetyinjection(HPI)waterinjectedtothecoldlegandflowingfurthertothedowncomer.Thesimulationofthecomplexmixingphenomenaincluding,e.g.,stratificationinthecoldlegandbuoyancydrivenplumeinthedowncomerisagreatchallengeforCFDmethodsandrequirescarefulvalidationoftheusedmodellingmethods. TheselectedexperimentofFortummixingtestfacilitymodellingtheLoviisaVVER-440NPPhasbeenusedforthevalidationofCFDmethodsforthermalmixingphenomenarelatedtoPTS.Theexperimentaldataincludeslocaltemperaturevaluesmeasuredinthecoldleganddowncomer.ConclusionshavebeenmadeontheapplicabilityofusedCFDmethodtothermalmixingsimulationsincasewithstratificationinthecoldlegandbuoyantplumeinthedowncomer.
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Record number

    895024