Experimental investigation on the thermohydraulic parameters of Kartini research reactor under variation of the primary pump flow

An experimental investigation on the thermohydraulic parameters of the Kartini research reactor by varying the primary pump flow has been conducted to study the behavior of fuel and coolant temperatures and heat transfer. The variation of the primary pump flow was physically simulated by gradually r...

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Main Authors: Riyono, Bambang, Pulungan, Reza, Dharmawan, Andi, Antariksawan, Anhar Riza
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2022
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author Riyono, Bambang
Pulungan, Reza
Dharmawan, Andi
Antariksawan, Anhar Riza
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Pulungan, Reza
Dharmawan, Andi
Antariksawan, Anhar Riza
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description An experimental investigation on the thermohydraulic parameters of the Kartini research reactor by varying the primary pump flow has been conducted to study the behavior of fuel and coolant temperatures and heat transfer. The variation of the primary pump flow was physically simulated by gradually reducing the pump rotation while keeping the reactor power at maximum. An experimental tool equipped with seven thermocouple sensors and a Data Acquisition System was inserted into the hottest channel of the reactor core to obtain accurate data of the coolant temperature in the reactor core. This paper presents detailed results and analysis of the investigation. The main result is a unique pattern arising from the fuel and coolant temperature data, which allows us to identify three stages: flow-dominated, chaotic or transition, and natural circulation stages. Based on the difference between the temperature prediction and experimental results, we develop a novel correction factor to quantify the influence of the variation of the primary pump flow on fuel temperature prediction.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:2790942023-11-01T08:38:12Z https://repository.ugm.ac.id/279094/ Experimental investigation on the thermohydraulic parameters of Kartini research reactor under variation of the primary pump flow Riyono, Bambang Pulungan, Reza Dharmawan, Andi Antariksawan, Anhar Riza Information and Computing Sciences Mathematics and Applied Sciences An experimental investigation on the thermohydraulic parameters of the Kartini research reactor by varying the primary pump flow has been conducted to study the behavior of fuel and coolant temperatures and heat transfer. The variation of the primary pump flow was physically simulated by gradually reducing the pump rotation while keeping the reactor power at maximum. An experimental tool equipped with seven thermocouple sensors and a Data Acquisition System was inserted into the hottest channel of the reactor core to obtain accurate data of the coolant temperature in the reactor core. This paper presents detailed results and analysis of the investigation. The main result is a unique pattern arising from the fuel and coolant temperature data, which allows us to identify three stages: flow-dominated, chaotic or transition, and natural circulation stages. Based on the difference between the temperature prediction and experimental results, we develop a novel correction factor to quantify the influence of the variation of the primary pump flow on fuel temperature prediction. Elsevier Ltd 2022-05-28 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repository.ugm.ac.id/279094/1/Riyono_MIPA.pdf Riyono, Bambang and Pulungan, Reza and Dharmawan, Andi and Antariksawan, Anhar Riza (2022) Experimental investigation on the thermohydraulic parameters of Kartini research reactor under variation of the primary pump flow. Applied Thermal Engineering, 213 (118674). pp. 1-17. ISSN 13594311 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359431122006214?via%3Dihub https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.118674
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Mathematics and Applied Sciences
Riyono, Bambang
Pulungan, Reza
Dharmawan, Andi
Antariksawan, Anhar Riza
Experimental investigation on the thermohydraulic parameters of Kartini research reactor under variation of the primary pump flow
title Experimental investigation on the thermohydraulic parameters of Kartini research reactor under variation of the primary pump flow
title_full Experimental investigation on the thermohydraulic parameters of Kartini research reactor under variation of the primary pump flow
title_fullStr Experimental investigation on the thermohydraulic parameters of Kartini research reactor under variation of the primary pump flow
title_full_unstemmed Experimental investigation on the thermohydraulic parameters of Kartini research reactor under variation of the primary pump flow
title_short Experimental investigation on the thermohydraulic parameters of Kartini research reactor under variation of the primary pump flow
title_sort experimental investigation on the thermohydraulic parameters of kartini research reactor under variation of the primary pump flow
topic Information and Computing Sciences
Mathematics and Applied Sciences
url https://repository.ugm.ac.id/279094/1/Riyono_MIPA.pdf
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