PACTEL and PWR PACTEL Test Facilities for Versatile LWR Applications
Joint Authors
Purhonen, Heikki
Kyrki-Rajamäki, Riitta
Puustinen, Markku
Riikonen, Vesa
Kouhia, Virpi
Vihavainen, Juhani
Source
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Abstract EN
This paper describes construction and experimental research activities with two test facilities, PACTEL and PWR PACTEL.
The PACTEL facility, comprising of reactor pressure vessel parts, three loops with horizontal steam generators, a pressurizer, and emergency core cooling systems, was designed to model the thermal-hydraulic behaviour of VVER-440-type reactors.
The facility has been utilized in miscellaneous applications and experiments, for example, in the OECD International Standard Problem ISP-33.
PACTEL has been upgraded and modified on a case-by-case basis.
The latest facility configuration, the PWR PACTEL facility, was constructed for research activities associated with the EPR-type reactor.
A significant design basis is to utilize certain parts of PACTEL, and at the same time, to focus on a proper construction of two new loops and vertical steam generators with an extensive instrumentation.
The PWR PACTEL benchmark exercise was launched in 2010 with a small break loss-of-coolant accident test as the chosen transient.
Both facilities, PACTEL and PWR PACTEL, are maintained fully operational side by side.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kouhia, Virpi& Purhonen, Heikki& Riikonen, Vesa& Puustinen, Markku& Kyrki-Rajamäki, Riitta& Vihavainen, Juhani. 2011. PACTEL and PWR PACTEL Test Facilities for Versatile LWR Applications. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kouhia, Virpi…[et al.]. PACTEL and PWR PACTEL Test Facilities for Versatile LWR Applications. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kouhia, Virpi& Purhonen, Heikki& Riikonen, Vesa& Puustinen, Markku& Kyrki-Rajamäki, Riitta& Vihavainen, Juhani. PACTEL and PWR PACTEL Test Facilities for Versatile LWR Applications. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480568