Title of article
Transientexperimentsfromthethermal-hydraulicADSleadbismuthloop(TALL)andcomparativeTRAC/AAAanalysisOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
WeiminMa، نويسنده , , EvaldasBubelis، نويسنده , , AramKarbojian، نويسنده , , BalRajSehgal، نويسنده , , PaulCoddington، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Pages
23
From page
1422
To page
1444
Abstract
TALLisamedium-sizeexperimentalfacilityconstructedatKTH,tostudythesteady-stateandtransientthermal-hydraulicsperformanceofLBE-cooledreactors,withtheprimarypurposeofsupportingtheEuropeantransmutationdemonstration(ETD)usingLBE-cooledaccelerator-drivensystems(ADS).ThispaperpresentstheresultsoftransientexperimentsperformedontheTALLtestfacility,whoseaimistoprovideadatabaseforvalidationofcomputercodeswhichmaybeusedfortheanalysisofthesafetyofthosesystems.Thispaperalsopresentstheresultsofthepost-testcalculations,carriedoutatPSI,usingtheTRAC/AAAcode.Thetransientexperimentsperformedincludethelossofheatsink,thelossofpump,thelossofbothprimaryandsecondaryflows,overpower,overcooling,heatertrip,andtheoperationaltransientsofstart-upandshut-down.TheexperimentalresultsshowtheexcellentnaturalcirculationperformanceofaLBE-cooledsystemwhichshouldcontributetoagoodsafetyperformance.TheTRAC/AAAcalculationsprovideresultswhichagreewellwiththeexperimentaldata.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2006
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
896092
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