Published June 1979 | Version v1
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Brief literature review pertinent to steam generator water hammer

Creators

  • 1. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL

Description

Analysis of water hammer in steam generators requires the following information: dynamic equations on the steam supply side and on the water side which are sufficiently simple for practical solution, and yet which are descriptive of the main features of the steam and water flows affecting the behavior of the steam/cold water interface; and fairly reliable estimates of the heat transfer coefficients under highly transient conditions of steam cold water interfaces. This review deals mainly with literature measurements relative to item 2, but will also discuss dynamic modeling in connection with the chugging problem in BWR pressure suppression pools, which has many points of similarity with water hammer in steam generators

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Workshop proceedings: steam generator waterhammer
Journal Page Range
p. 2.1-2.13.
Report number
EPRI-WS--78-132

Conference

Title
Workshop on steam generator waterhammer.
Dates
24 - 25 Oct 1978.
Place
Palo Alto, CA, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13665638
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BWR TYPE REACTORS; CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE SUPPRESSION; PWR TYPE REACTORS; STEAM GENERATORS; WATER HAMMER
Descriptors DEC
BOILERS; CONTAINMENT; REACTORS; VAPOR GENERATORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS