• Title of article

    Downcomerboilingphenomenaduringtherefloodphaseofalarge-breakLOCAfortheAPR1400OriginalResearchArticle

  • Author/Authors

    B.J.Yun، نويسنده , , D.J.Euh، نويسنده , , C.-H.Song، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
  • Pages
    11
  • From page
    2064
  • To page
    2074
  • Abstract
    Downcomerboilingphenomenainaconventionalpressurizedwaterreactorhasanimportanteffectonthetransientbehaviorofapostulatedlarge-breakLOCA(LBLOCA),becauseitcandegradethehydraulicheadofthecoolantinthedowncomerandconsequentlyaffecttherefloodflowrateforacorecooling.Toinvestigatethethermalhydraulicbehaviorinthedowncomerregion,atestprogramforadowncomerboiling(DOBO)isbeingprogressedfortherefloodphaseofapostulatedLBLOCA.Testfacilitywasdesignedasaonesideheatedrectangularchannelwhichadoptsafull-pressure,full-height,andfull-sizedowncomer-gapapproach,butwiththecircumferentiallengthreduced47.08-fold.Thetestwasperformedbydividingitintotwo-phases:(I)visualobservationandacquisitionoftheglobaltwo-phaseflowparametersand(II(a))measurementofthelocalbubbleflowparametersonthemeasuringplanesalongfiveelevations.Inthepresentpaper,thetestresultsofPhase-IandapartofPhase-II(a)wereintroduced.
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Record number

    895161