FARO and KROTOS code simulation and analysis at JRC Ispra

The paper summarizes relevant results from the pre- and post-test calculations of fuel coolant interaction and quenching tests performed in the FARO and KROTOS test facilities. The main analytical tools adopted at JRC Ispra are the COMETA and the TEXAS codes. COMETA pre and post-test calculations of FARO Test L-20 as well as an application of the code to KROTOS test facility are presented. The analysis provides the need to account for EL generation models into the pre-mixing calculations. In addition salient results from the application of TEXAS to FARO and KROTOS tests are shown. © 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.