Published 2011 | Version v1
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Subchannel and radiation heat transfer analysis of 54-element CANDU-SCWR bundle

Creators

  • 1. Xi'an Jiaotong Univ., Shaanxi (China)
  • 2. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River, ON (Canada)

Description

In order to improve the fuel utilization for the CANFLEX-ACR-based bundle under SCWR conditions, a significantly different design with 54-element, has been proposed by Boczar et al. on the CCSC-2010 conference. Their calculation illustrates that the reactor physics feasibility of this design. The present paper analyzed its thermal-hydraulics performance with ATHAS code and CATHENA code. The results show that (1) the proposed bundle can meet the thermal hydraulics criteria well at both BOC and EOC; (2) the bundle can remove 2% full power only through radiation heat transfer to passive moderator. (author)

Part of:
ISSCWR-5. The 5th International Symposium on Supercritical-Water-Cooled Reactors

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Canadian Nuclear Society
Imprint Place
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
ISBN
978-1-926773-02-5
Imprint Title
ISSCWR-5. The 5th International Symposium on Supercritical-Water-Cooled Reactors
Imprint Pagination
90.1 Megabytes
Journal Page Range
[13 p.]

Conference

Title
5. International Symposium on Supercritical-Water-Cooled Reactors
Dates
13-16 Mar 2011
Place
Vancouver, BC (Canada)

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
48068408
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CANDU TYPE REACTORS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; FUEL ELEMENT CLUSTERS; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR PHYSICS; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER COOLED REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY SOURCES; FLUID FLOW; FLUID MECHANICS; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUELS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; HYDRAULICS; MATERIALS; MECHANICS; PHYSICS; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SIMULATION; THERMAL REACTORS

Optional Information

Notes
9 refs., 8 tabs., 8 figs.