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Experimental and computational study on prediction of natural circulation in top-entry loop-type FBR

  • 1. FBR Development Division, Japan Atomic Power Company Ltd., Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Japan)
  • 2. Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Abiko, Abiko-shi, Chiba (Japan)
  • 3. Advanced Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Cycle Dept., Hitachi Works, Hitachi Ltd., Saiwai-cho, Hitachi, Ibaraki (Japan)
  • 4. Toshiba Corporation Nuclear Engineering Laboratory, Ukishima-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki (Japan)
  • 5. Mitsubishi Atomic Power Industries Inc. (Japan)
  • 6. Kawasaki Heavy Industry Ltd., Minamisuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo (Japan)

Description

The present paper deals with a methodology to predict decay heat removal capability through natural circulation in a liquid metal-cooled fast breeder reactor (FBR) in both experimental and computational methods. Systematic discussion is given to derive suitable similitude conditions for an experiment of a scaled water model. The validity of the derived similitude conditions is estimated by comparing experimentally predicted values with computed values of typical physical quantities such as temperature and flow rate. The results show that the experimental prediction is of practical use in FBR designs as well as the computational one. (author)

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Specialists' meeting on evaluation of decay heat removal by natural convection
Imprint Pagination
158 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 86-96
Report number
IWGFR--88

Conference

Title
IAEA-IWGFR specialists' meeting on evaluation of decay heat removal by natural convection
Dates
22-23 Feb 1993
Place
Oarai, Ibaraki (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
31040789
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
AFTER-HEAT REMOVAL; CALCULATION METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW RATE; HEAT TRANSFER; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; NATURAL CONVECTION
Descriptors DEC
BREEDER REACTORS; CONVECTION; DATA; ENERGY TRANSFER; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER; INFORMATION; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL DATA; REACTORS; REMOVAL

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Notes
5 refs, 11 figs, 1 tab