Effects of system parameters on the two-phase flow and heat transfer behavior in a rod bundle

Grant R. Garrett; Faith R. Beck; Yue Jin; Fan Bill Cheung; Stephen M. Bajorek; Kirk Tien; Chris Hoxie

doi:10.1615/TFEC2019.mph027609

Effects of system parameters on the two-phase flow and heat transfer behavior in a rod bundle

Grant R. Garrett
, Faith R. Beck
, Yue Jin
, Fan Bill Cheung
, Stephen M. Bajorek
, Kirk Tien
, Chris Hoxie

Mechanical Engineering

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8 Scopus citations

Abstract

An experimental and numerical study was performed to investigate the effects of system pressure, inlet coolant velocity, and inlet coolant subcooling on the two-phase flow and heat transfer behavior of a rod bundle under reflood transient conditions. Experimental results were obtained from the NRC/PSU Rod Bundle Heat Transfer (RBHT) test facility from various test cases covering a range of system conditions. The RBHT test facility, which contains 49 vertical, 3.66 m (12 ft) long test rods (four unheated corner rods and 45 heated rods) with Inconel 600 cladding in a 7x7 geometry, having the rod diameters, rod pitches and spacer grids comparable to those in commercial PWRs, was specifically designed to obtain fundamental flow and heat transfer data during reflood transients. The thermal-hydraulic code TRAC/RELAP Advanced Computational Engine (TRACE) was used in this study by performing simulations with the same geometry and operating conditions as the RBHT facility. Results of the TRACE simulations were compared to the experimental data obtained in the RBHT tests. It was found that the trends on the effects of various system parameters on the thermal-hydraulic behavior of the rod bundle (i.e., the two-phase flow and heat transfer behavior of the rod bundle during reflood transients) predicted by the TRACE model agree well with the RBHT data.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, TFEC 2019
Publisher	Begell House Inc.
Pages	1383-1396
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781567004724
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1615/TFEC2019.mph027609
State	Published - 2019
Event	4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, TFEC 2019 - Las Vegas, United States Duration: Apr 14 2019 → Apr 17 2019

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference
Volume	2019-April
ISSN (Electronic)	2379-1748

Conference

Conference	4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, TFEC 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas
Period	4/14/19 → 4/17/19

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Garrett, G. R., Beck, F. R., Jin, Y., Cheung, F. B., Bajorek, S. M., Tien, K., & Hoxie, C. (2019). Effects of system parameters on the two-phase flow and heat transfer behavior in a rod bundle. In 4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, TFEC 2019 (pp. 1383-1396). (Proceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference; Vol. 2019-April). Begell House Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1615/TFEC2019.mph027609

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Garrett, GR, Beck, FR, Jin, Y, Cheung, FB, Bajorek, SM, Tien, K & Hoxie, C 2019, Effects of system parameters on the two-phase flow and heat transfer behavior in a rod bundle. in 4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, TFEC 2019. Proceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference, vol. 2019-April, Begell House Inc., pp. 1383-1396, 4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, TFEC 2019, Las Vegas, United States, 4/14/19. https://doi.org/10.1615/TFEC2019.mph027609

Effects of system parameters on the two-phase flow and heat transfer behavior in a rod bundle. / Garrett, Grant R.; Beck, Faith R.; Jin, Yue et al.
4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, TFEC 2019. Begell House Inc., 2019. p. 1383-1396 (Proceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference; Vol. 2019-April).

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Effects of system parameters on the two-phase flow and heat transfer behavior in a rod bundle

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