Natural Circulation Characteristics at Low-Pressure Conditions through PANDA Experiments and ATHLET Simulations
Natural circulation characteristics at low pressure/low power have been studied by performing experimental investigations and numerical simulations. The PANDA large-scale facility was used to provide valuable, high quality data on natural circulation characteristics as a function of several paramete...
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| description | Natural circulation characteristics at low pressure/low power have been studied by performing experimental investigations and numerical simulations. The PANDA large-scale facility was used to provide valuable, high quality data on natural circulation characteristics as a function of several parameters and for a wide range of operating conditions. The new experimental data allow for testing and improving the capabilities of the thermal-hydraulic computer codes to be used for treating natural circulation loops in a range with increased attention. This paper presents a synthesis of a part of the results obtained within the EU-Project NACUSP “natural circulation and stability performance of boiling water reactors.” It does so by using the experimental results produced in PANDA and by showing some examples of numerical simulations performed with the thermal-hydraulic code ATHLET. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3bab888dbf4f4980931a3b0803b059802025-08-20T02:08:00ZengWileyScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60751687-60832008-01-01200810.1155/2008/874969874969Natural Circulation Characteristics at Low-Pressure Conditions through PANDA Experiments and ATHLET SimulationsDomenico Paladino0Max Huggenberger1Frank Schäfer2Laboratory for Thermal-Hydraulics, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232 Villigen, SwitzerlandLaboratory for Thermal-Hydraulics, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232 Villigen, SwitzerlandResearch Center Dresden-Rossendorf, P.O. Box 510119, 01314 Dresden, Saxony, GermanyNatural circulation characteristics at low pressure/low power have been studied by performing experimental investigations and numerical simulations. The PANDA large-scale facility was used to provide valuable, high quality data on natural circulation characteristics as a function of several parameters and for a wide range of operating conditions. The new experimental data allow for testing and improving the capabilities of the thermal-hydraulic computer codes to be used for treating natural circulation loops in a range with increased attention. This paper presents a synthesis of a part of the results obtained within the EU-Project NACUSP “natural circulation and stability performance of boiling water reactors.” It does so by using the experimental results produced in PANDA and by showing some examples of numerical simulations performed with the thermal-hydraulic code ATHLET.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/874969 |
| spellingShingle | Domenico Paladino Max Huggenberger Frank Schäfer Natural Circulation Characteristics at Low-Pressure Conditions through PANDA Experiments and ATHLET Simulations Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations |
| title | Natural Circulation Characteristics at Low-Pressure Conditions through PANDA Experiments and ATHLET Simulations |
| title_full | Natural Circulation Characteristics at Low-Pressure Conditions through PANDA Experiments and ATHLET Simulations |
| title_fullStr | Natural Circulation Characteristics at Low-Pressure Conditions through PANDA Experiments and ATHLET Simulations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Natural Circulation Characteristics at Low-Pressure Conditions through PANDA Experiments and ATHLET Simulations |
| title_short | Natural Circulation Characteristics at Low-Pressure Conditions through PANDA Experiments and ATHLET Simulations |
| title_sort | natural circulation characteristics at low pressure conditions through panda experiments and athlet simulations |
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