Experimental Characterization of a Passive Emergency Heat Removal System for a GenIII+ Reactor
Joint Authors
Papini, Davide
Ricotti, Marco E.
Santini, Lorenzo
Source
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-12-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Abstract EN
Among the several types of passive safety systems adopted in new generation reactor designs, the experimental investigation of a closed loop, two-phase flow, natural circulation system is depicted.
Emergency Heat Removal Systems (EHRSs) based on this solution are envisaged as safety-engineered features for advanced nuclear reactors, as in the IRIS reactor.
An experimental facility simulating one EHRS-like loop has been built and operated at SIET labs in Piacenza (Italy).
The facility is a natural circulation, sliding pressure, and electrically heated loop, with a helical coil steam generator as a heat source and a horizontal tube pool condenser as a heat sink.
A steady-state analysis is provided to characterize the system behaviour and its key parameters.
Because of the loop limited volume, oscillations of the main parameters (temperatures, flowrate, pressure) may be expected.
The oscillating phenomena detected during the experimental campaign are discussed; a reasonable explanation is at last proposed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Santini, Lorenzo& Papini, Davide& Ricotti, Marco E.. 2009. Experimental Characterization of a Passive Emergency Heat Removal System for a GenIII+ Reactor. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Santini, Lorenzo…[et al.]. Experimental Characterization of a Passive Emergency Heat Removal System for a GenIII+ Reactor. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Santini, Lorenzo& Papini, Davide& Ricotti, Marco E.. Experimental Characterization of a Passive Emergency Heat Removal System for a GenIII+ Reactor. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations. 2009. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504502
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504502