Abstract
There are many differences between the flow and heat transfer characteristics of nuclear reactors under ocean and land-based conditions for the effects of ocean waves. In this paper, thermal hydraulic characteristics of a passive residual heat removal system (PRHRS) for an integrated pressurized water reactor (IPWR) in ocean environment were investigated theoretically. A series of reasonable theoretical models for a PRHRS in an IPWR were established. A transient analysis code in FORTRAN 90 format has been developed to analyze the thermal-hydraulic characteristics of the PRHRS under ocean conditions. The code was implemented to analyze the effects of different ocean motions on the transient thermal-hydraulic characteristics of PRHRS. It is found that the oscillating amplitudes and periods of the system parameters are determined by those of the ocean motions. The obtained analysis results are significant to the improvement design of the PRHRS and the safety operation of the IPWR.
| Original language | English |
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| State | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 23rd International Conference on Nuclear Engineering: Nuclear Power - Reliable Global Energy, ICONE 2015 - Chiba, Japan Duration: 17 May 2015 → 21 May 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | 23rd International Conference on Nuclear Engineering: Nuclear Power - Reliable Global Energy, ICONE 2015 |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Chiba |
| Period | 17/05/15 → 21/05/15 |
Keywords
- Ocean conditions
- PRHRS
- Safety analysis
- Thermal-hydraulic