Similarity evaluation of the pump simulation loop in STELLA-2 for conservation of mechanical sodium pump characteristics
The STELLA-2 is a large-scale sodium thermal-hydraulic integral effect test facility and supports the development of PGSFR. The facility adopted Pump Simulation Loop System (PSLS) concept for the mechanical sodium pump in the reference reactor to control and to measure the primary sodium flow. Since...
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| description | The STELLA-2 is a large-scale sodium thermal-hydraulic integral effect test facility and supports the development of PGSFR. The facility adopted Pump Simulation Loop System (PSLS) concept for the mechanical sodium pump in the reference reactor to control and to measure the primary sodium flow. Since the component (mechanical pump) is replaced by the loop, it is very important to evaluate the similarity between the pump and the loop. In this paper, to simulate the characteristic of the mechanical sodium pump, the pressure loss along the various options of the loop was evaluated and the comprehensive validity of each design options was analyzed. Using the similarity criteria based on the Richardson number and Euler number conservation, the PSLS design was finalized and the result was within the acceptable error range. Finally, the result of this study was used for construction of the overall facility, STELLA-2. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6d0a170d57084ea5915ac3739b44dfc62023-01-12T04:18:43ZengElsevierNuclear Engineering and Technology1738-57332023-01-01551353363Similarity evaluation of the pump simulation loop in STELLA-2 for conservation of mechanical sodium pump characteristicsJung Yoon0Jewhan Lee1Jaehyuk Eoh2Hyungmo Kim3Dong Eok Kim4Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 989-111 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34057, South KoreaKorea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 989-111 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34057, South Korea; Corresponding author.Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 989-111 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34057, South KoreaGyeongsang National University, 501 Jinju-daero, Junju, Gyeongnam, 52828, South KoreaChung-ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, South KoreaThe STELLA-2 is a large-scale sodium thermal-hydraulic integral effect test facility and supports the development of PGSFR. The facility adopted Pump Simulation Loop System (PSLS) concept for the mechanical sodium pump in the reference reactor to control and to measure the primary sodium flow. Since the component (mechanical pump) is replaced by the loop, it is very important to evaluate the similarity between the pump and the loop. In this paper, to simulate the characteristic of the mechanical sodium pump, the pressure loss along the various options of the loop was evaluated and the comprehensive validity of each design options was analyzed. Using the similarity criteria based on the Richardson number and Euler number conservation, the PSLS design was finalized and the result was within the acceptable error range. Finally, the result of this study was used for construction of the overall facility, STELLA-2.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573322004533Pump simulation loopPressure loss similaritySTELLA-2PGSFR |
| spellingShingle | Jung Yoon Jewhan Lee Jaehyuk Eoh Hyungmo Kim Dong Eok Kim Similarity evaluation of the pump simulation loop in STELLA-2 for conservation of mechanical sodium pump characteristics Nuclear Engineering and Technology Pump simulation loop Pressure loss similarity STELLA-2 PGSFR |
| title | Similarity evaluation of the pump simulation loop in STELLA-2 for conservation of mechanical sodium pump characteristics |
| title_full | Similarity evaluation of the pump simulation loop in STELLA-2 for conservation of mechanical sodium pump characteristics |
| title_fullStr | Similarity evaluation of the pump simulation loop in STELLA-2 for conservation of mechanical sodium pump characteristics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Similarity evaluation of the pump simulation loop in STELLA-2 for conservation of mechanical sodium pump characteristics |
| title_short | Similarity evaluation of the pump simulation loop in STELLA-2 for conservation of mechanical sodium pump characteristics |
| title_sort | similarity evaluation of the pump simulation loop in stella 2 for conservation of mechanical sodium pump characteristics |
| topic | Pump simulation loop Pressure loss similarity STELLA-2 PGSFR |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573322004533 |
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