Published 1992
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Experimental investigations of thermosyphon in a 235 MWe PHWR
Creators
- 1. Reactor Safety Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay (India)
Description
The phenomenon of thermosyphon plays an important role in core heat removal in Indian PHWRs following failure of primary coolant circulating pumps. To confirm the efficacy of thermosyphon cooling, tests were carried out on the first unit of Narora Atomic Power Station. This was the first time such a test was done in an Indian nuclear power reactor, even though such tests are carried out routinely in many countries. These tests were carried out during the commissioning of the reactor at power levels corresponding to decay heat following reactor shutdown. This paper deals with the thermosyphon tests conducted, the results obtained and the analysis of the data generated. (author). 10 refs., 10 figs., 3 tabs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd.
- Imprint Place
- New Delhi (India)
- Imprint Title
- Heat and mass transfer : proceedings of the 11"t"h national heat and mass transfer conference [held at Madras during Dec 21-23, 1991]
- Imprint Pagination
- 439 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 223-228.
Conference
- Title
- 11. National heat and mass transfer conference.
- Dates
- 21-23 Dec 1991.
- Place
- Madras (India).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 24019623
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- AFTER-HEAT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW RATE; NARORA-1 REACTOR; POWER RANGE 100-1000 MW; PRIMARY COOLANT CIRCUITS; REACTOR CHANNELS; REACTOR CORES; REACTOR SAFETY EXPERIMENTS; REACTOR SHUTDOWN; STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS; STEAM GENERATORS; T CODES; TEMPERATURE MONITORING; THERMOSYPHONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BOILERS; COMPUTER CODES; COOLING SYSTEMS; DATA; HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; INFORMATION; MEGAWATT POWER RANGE; MONITORING; NATURAL URANIUM REACTORS; NUMERICAL DATA; PHWR TYPE REACTORS; POWER RANGE; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; REACTORS; SHUTDOWN; VAPOR GENERATORS