Title of article
ThermalhydraulicinvestigationsofprimarycoolantpiperuptureinanLMFBROriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
K.Natesan، نويسنده , , N.Kasinathan، نويسنده , , K.Velusamy، نويسنده , , P.Selvaraj، نويسنده , , P.Chellapandi، نويسنده , , S.C.Chetal، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Pages
14
From page
1165
To page
1178
Abstract
Highqualityforprimarycoolantpipesinfastreactorsisensuredthroughutmostcaretakeninthedesignandmanufacture.Demonstrationofhighstructuralreliabilityofthembyextensiveexperimentalandtheoreticalstudiesrendersthedouble-endedguillotinerupture(DEGR)ofaprimarypipeahighlyimprobableevent.However,asadefenseindepthapproachinstantaneousDEGRofoneofthepipeshasbeenconsideredindesign.Thermalhydraulicanalysesofthiseventinatypicalliquidmetalcooledfastbreederhavebeencarriedouttostudyitsconsequencesandtoestablishtheavailabilityofsafetymargins.Variousuncertaintiesrelevanttotheeventhavebeenanalysedtoevaluatethesensitivityofeachparameter.Forthispurpose,one-dimensionalplantdynamicsstudiesusingthermalandhydraulicmodelsofcoresubassembliesandprimarysodiumcircuithavebeenperformed.Validityoftheassumptionsmadeintheone-dimensionalmodellike,uniformflowthroughallsubassembliesincoreunderpiperupturedconditionandnonpossibilityofsodiumboilingbyflashinghavealsobeeninvestigatedthroughdetailedthree-dimensionalandpressuretransientstudies.Analysesindicatetheavailabilityofgoodmarginsagainstthedesignsafetylimitsinalltheparametriccasesanalysed.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2006
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
896069
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