• 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