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
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