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The development of nuclear reactor three-dimensional neutronic thermal–hydraulic coupling code: CorTAF-2.0.
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Nuclear Engineering & Design . Dec2023, Vol. 415, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- • A neutron diffusion model is developed based on OpenFOAM. • The model is validated by the benchmark. • The nuclear reactor neutronic thermal–hydraulic coupling code CorTAF-2.0 is developed. • The neutronic thermal–hydraulic coupling phenomena in the full core were carried out using CorTAF-2.0. Numerical reactor technology is the development direction of advanced nuclear energy system simulation, which has the ability of high-fidelity multi-physical field coupling calculation. The thermal–hydraulic and neutron physics fields in reactor core exhibit strong feedback relationships. Establishing the neutronic thermal–hydraulic coupling calculation model of the whole core "pin-by-pin" is the key technology for the development of numerical reactors. In this study, the neutron diffusion analysis model and cross-section database have been developed based on the open source CFD platform OpenFOAM. The three-dimensional neutron diffusion analysis model based on the finite volume method has been validated by benchmark problems. By integrating the neutron diffusion analysis model and cross-section database into nuclear reactor core three-dimensional thermal–hydraulic characteristics analysis code CorTAF, the strongly coupled neutronic thermal–hydraulic coupling analysis code CorTAF-2.0 has been developed. The neutronic thermal–hydraulic coupling phenomena in the full core of AP1000 have been simulated using CorTAF-2.0, yielding the sub-channel level parameters distribution of the whole core. This work offers valuable references for reactor full-core neutronic thermal–hydraulic coupling analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00295493
- Volume :
- 415
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nuclear Engineering & Design
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173698841
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112689