Numerical and experimental campaigns for lead solidification modelling and testing

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F26722445%3A_____%2F20%3AN0000017" target="_blank" >RIV/26722445:_____/20:N0000017 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029549319305138" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029549319305138</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2019.110482" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.nucengdes.2019.110482</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Numerical and experimental campaigns for lead solidification modelling and testing

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The Computational Fluid-Dynamics (CFD) modelling of Heavy Liquid Metal (HLM) flows in pool configuration is investigated in the framework of the SESAME project. This paper focuses on the coupling between numerical simulations and experimental activity with the objective to make CFD a valid tool in support to the design of safe and innovative Gen-IV nuclear reactors. The attention is focused on the possible occurrence of lead solidification phenomenon. The aim is to demonstrate that the overall modelling of HLM complex systems can include solidification phenomenology by reproducing small/medium scale experiment, making comparison with experimental results, improving the numerical setting (post-test) and evaluating time scales, limitations and computational costs. A dedicated experimental campaign on the SESAME-Stand facility has been performed by the Research Centre Rez (CVR), relying on the use of CFD support, with the specific objective to build a series of datasets suited also for the CFD modelling validation. The numerical simulations of the SESAME-Stand experimental facility performed in STAR-CCM + are described. The model uses liquid lead as working fluid in the pool and air in the cooling channel. By increasing the mass flow rate in the cooling air channel, the solidification process is initiated and the freezing front propagates in the pool until reaching an internal obstacle. The issues encountered in the pre-test simulations have been fully overcome by means of systematic investigations and all the improvements have been applied in the post-test model. A decisive modelling aspect was the correct implementation of the thermal radiation which plays an important role in the cooling process. The numerical model allowed to reach an increased number of initial steady states and accessible transients, according to the experimental matrix. The comparison with the experimental results shows similar temperature configurations and comparable lead frozen fractions in the steady state cases and good agreement in the fast transient solidification-remelting cases.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Numerical and experimental campaigns for lead solidification modelling and testing

Popis výsledku anglicky

The Computational Fluid-Dynamics (CFD) modelling of Heavy Liquid Metal (HLM) flows in pool configuration is investigated in the framework of the SESAME project. This paper focuses on the coupling between numerical simulations and experimental activity with the objective to make CFD a valid tool in support to the design of safe and innovative Gen-IV nuclear reactors. The attention is focused on the possible occurrence of lead solidification phenomenon. The aim is to demonstrate that the overall modelling of HLM complex systems can include solidification phenomenology by reproducing small/medium scale experiment, making comparison with experimental results, improving the numerical setting (post-test) and evaluating time scales, limitations and computational costs. A dedicated experimental campaign on the SESAME-Stand facility has been performed by the Research Centre Rez (CVR), relying on the use of CFD support, with the specific objective to build a series of datasets suited also for the CFD modelling validation. The numerical simulations of the SESAME-Stand experimental facility performed in STAR-CCM + are described. The model uses liquid lead as working fluid in the pool and air in the cooling channel. By increasing the mass flow rate in the cooling air channel, the solidification process is initiated and the freezing front propagates in the pool until reaching an internal obstacle. The issues encountered in the pre-test simulations have been fully overcome by means of systematic investigations and all the improvements have been applied in the post-test model. A decisive modelling aspect was the correct implementation of the thermal radiation which plays an important role in the cooling process. The numerical model allowed to reach an increased number of initial steady states and accessible transients, according to the experimental matrix. The comparison with the experimental results shows similar temperature configurations and comparable lead frozen fractions in the steady state cases and good agreement in the fast transient solidification-remelting cases.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

20305 - Nuclear related engineering; (nuclear physics to be 1.3);

Projekt

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Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Nuclear Engineering and Design

ISSN

0029-5493

e-ISSN

1872-759X

Svazek periodika

359

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

April

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

19

Strana od-do

1-19

Kód UT WoS článku

000514621600028

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85076845830