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A subchannel analysis code SACOS-Na for sodium-cooled fast reactor.
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Progress in Nuclear Energy . Dec2023, Vol. 166, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The strong coupling heat transfer between subassemblies and inter-wrapper gaps is closely related to the safety of the sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR). Therefore, it is very important to carry out a detailed thermal hydraulic analysis of the core. In this paper, the inter-wrapper channel is modeled using the subchannel analysis method. A core thermal-hydraulic analysis code SACOS-Na (Subchannel Analysis Code Of Safety for SFR) is developed by using SIMPLE algorithm. For the subassembly module, a total of three experiments, including ORNL 19-pin experiment, TOSHIBA 37-pin experiment and KNS 37-pin experiment, are adopted to demonstrate the feasibility of the mathematical and physical models and numerical algorithms of the SACOS-Na as well as the rationality of the selected auxiliary models. For the inter-wrapper gap module, WEISS 2-subassembly experiment and CCTL-CFR 3-subassembly experiment are used to verify not only the simulation capability for backflow and strong inter-subassembly heat transfer, but also the heat structure model and the subchannel modeling approach on inter-wrapper gaps. In addition, the prediction accuracy of SACOS-Na has reached the advanced international level by comparing with the worldwide well-known core thermal hydraulic analysis codes. • The subchannel modeling method is adopted to build the mesh for inter-wrapper channels. • The SIMPLE algorithm is used to solve the problems of the reverse flow and inter-subassembly heat transfer occurred in SFRs. • The universal core thermal-hydraulic analysis code SACOS-Na for SFRs is developed. • The accuracy and reliability of the SACOS-Na are discussed from all aspects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01491970
- Volume :
- 166
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Progress in Nuclear Energy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174105080
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2023.104959