Coupled Analysis of Heat Transfer in a Molten Pool With Three-Layer Configuration
Understanding a reliable description of the heat transfer in the molten pool with three-layer configuration is inevitable for the design of severe accident mitigation measures in research reactors, such as IVR-ERVC. However, investigations on a thick lower metallic layer are scarce. Thus, further st...
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| author | Jian Deng Dahuan Zhu Yuejian Luo Hongping Sun Ming Zhang Lili Liu Qingan Xiang Xiaoli Wu Youyou Xu Qingwen Xiong |
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| description | Understanding a reliable description of the heat transfer in the molten pool with three-layer configuration is inevitable for the design of severe accident mitigation measures in research reactors, such as IVR-ERVC. However, investigations on a thick lower metallic layer are scarce. Thus, further studies on heat transfer in a molten pool with a thick lower metallic layer are highly required, based on previous severe accident studies in light water reactors. This study conducts a numerical simulation of heat transfer in the molten pool with a thick lower metallic layer during a severe accident, combining model development, code verification, and code application. First, the MPCAP code has been developed, based on the coupled simulation of natural convection inside the molten pool, two-dimensional heat conduction in the RPV lower head, and convection outside the reactor vessel wall. Then, a verification case has been conducted using three-layer configuration in AP1000. The AP1000 verification case indicates that the MPCAP code predicts important parameters in the molten pool well. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-551030b0d4374745808b89de9a23884f2022-12-22T02:29:25ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Energy Research2296-598X2022-06-011010.3389/fenrg.2022.915450915450Coupled Analysis of Heat Transfer in a Molten Pool With Three-Layer ConfigurationJian DengDahuan ZhuYuejian LuoHongping SunMing ZhangLili LiuQingan XiangXiaoli WuYouyou XuQingwen XiongUnderstanding a reliable description of the heat transfer in the molten pool with three-layer configuration is inevitable for the design of severe accident mitigation measures in research reactors, such as IVR-ERVC. However, investigations on a thick lower metallic layer are scarce. Thus, further studies on heat transfer in a molten pool with a thick lower metallic layer are highly required, based on previous severe accident studies in light water reactors. This study conducts a numerical simulation of heat transfer in the molten pool with a thick lower metallic layer during a severe accident, combining model development, code verification, and code application. First, the MPCAP code has been developed, based on the coupled simulation of natural convection inside the molten pool, two-dimensional heat conduction in the RPV lower head, and convection outside the reactor vessel wall. Then, a verification case has been conducted using three-layer configuration in AP1000. The AP1000 verification case indicates that the MPCAP code predicts important parameters in the molten pool well.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.915450/fullIVR-ERVCthick metallic layerheat transfer in molten poolnumerical simulationcoupled analysis |
| spellingShingle | Jian Deng Dahuan Zhu Yuejian Luo Hongping Sun Ming Zhang Lili Liu Qingan Xiang Xiaoli Wu Youyou Xu Qingwen Xiong Coupled Analysis of Heat Transfer in a Molten Pool With Three-Layer Configuration Frontiers in Energy Research IVR-ERVC thick metallic layer heat transfer in molten pool numerical simulation coupled analysis |
| title | Coupled Analysis of Heat Transfer in a Molten Pool With Three-Layer Configuration |
| title_full | Coupled Analysis of Heat Transfer in a Molten Pool With Three-Layer Configuration |
| title_fullStr | Coupled Analysis of Heat Transfer in a Molten Pool With Three-Layer Configuration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coupled Analysis of Heat Transfer in a Molten Pool With Three-Layer Configuration |
| title_short | Coupled Analysis of Heat Transfer in a Molten Pool With Three-Layer Configuration |
| title_sort | coupled analysis of heat transfer in a molten pool with three layer configuration |
| topic | IVR-ERVC thick metallic layer heat transfer in molten pool numerical simulation coupled analysis |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.915450/full |
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