Thermal-hydraulic system study of a high pressure, high temperature helium loop using RELAP5-3D code

The thermal-hydraulic system analysis for the Helium Loop Karlsruhe (HELOKA) facility, a high pressure, high temperature experimental helium loop having the European Helium Cooled Pebble Beds Test Blanket Module (HCPB TBM) as the test module, was investigated. Using the system code REALP5-3D, all components in the loop are modeled as well as the main control strategy. With this model, the loop dynamics in conditions relevant for blanket module operation are simulated and analyzed.