Published 2011 | Version v1
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Experimental characterisation of the interfacial structure during counter-current flow limitation in a model of the hot leg of a PWR

Creators

  • 1. Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Inst. of Safety Research, Dresden (Germany)
  • 2. Kobe Univ., Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe (Japan)
  • 3. Inst. of Nuclear Safety System, Inc. (INSS), Fukui (Japan)

Description

In order to investigate the two-phase flow behaviour during counter-current flow limitation in the hot leg of a pressurised water reactor, dedicated experiments were performed in a scaled down model of Kobe University. The structure of the interface was observed from the side of the channel test section using a high-speed video camera. An algorithm was developed to recognise the stratified interface in the camera frames after background subtraction. The evolution of the water level along the hot leg is analysed in function of the liquid and gas flow rates. (author)

Part of:
The 14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermalhydraulics (NURETH-14)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Canadian Nuclear Society
Imprint Place
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
ISBN
978-1-926773-05-6
Imprint Title
The 14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermalhydraulics (NURETH-14)
Imprint Pagination
766 Megabytes
Journal Page Range
[14 p.]

Conference

Title
14. International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermalhydraulics
Acronym
NURETH-14
Dates
25-30 Sep 2011
Place
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
47071361
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ALGORITHMS; COUNTERFLOW SYSTEMS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR CHANNELS; TWO-PHASE FLOW
Descriptors DEC
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FLUID FLOW; MATHEMATICAL LOGIC; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Notes
Paper NURETH14-175, 10 refs., 9 figs.