Investigation of pressure loss and velocity distribution in fuel assemblies with wire-wrapped rods by using RANS and LES with wall functions

Bieder, Ulrich; Uitslag-Doolaard, Heleen; Mikuž, Blaž

doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2020.108025

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“…The SST k-ω model slightly over-predicted the turbulence levels compared with the experimental data. This was probably because there are larger regions with smaller velocities [ 43 , 44 ]. However, this trend was far less pronounced than in the other turbulence models.…”

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Applicability of RANS models and pressure drop in edge subchannels for 19-pin wire-wrapped fuel bundle channel in CiADS

Fan

Qiu

et al. 2023

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Applicability of RANS models and pressure drop in edge subchannels for 19-pin wire-wrapped fuel bundle channel in CiADS

Fan

Qiu

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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“…Gajapathy et al (2015) and Raj and Velusamy (2016) studied the characterization of velocity and temperature fields in a 217-pin wire-wrapped fuel bundle of a sodium-cooled fast reactor. Chen J. et al (2018) and Bieder et al (2021) invested the pressure loss and velocity distribution in a 217-pin wire-wrapped fuel bundle. Wang and Cheng (2018) and Song et al (2019) analyzed the sweeping flow and vortex behavior in the 19-pin and 37-pin wire-wrapped fuel assembly for a sodium fast reactor.…”

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Thermal-hydraulic characteristics in inner and outer wire-wrapped for a fast reactor annular fuel assembly

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The annular fuel has dual-cooled surfaces internally and externally. Compared with traditional cylindrical fuel, the inner flow field is introduced on the annular fuel assembly, and wire-wrapped can influence the inner flow field. In order to research and compare the effect of wire-wrapped on the sub-channels and inner flow field of the fast reactor annular fuel assembly, thermal-hydraulic properties of the fast reactor annular fuel assembly with the inner and outer wire-wrapped are investigated in this research. The flow, heat transfer, and mechanical properties are analyzed, including temperature, transverse velocity, pressure drop, and thermal stress. The temperature of three sub-channels is the key that influences the temperature characteristics. The wire-wrapped reduces the coolant temperature gradient, flattens the coolant outlet temperature, and makes the coolant outlet temperature more uniform. The transverse velocity of coolant in the sub-channels is about three times that of in the inner flow field. From the perspective of the inner flow field, the increase in the number of wire-wrapped leads to an increase in transverse velocity. The number of wire-wrapped is not as good as possible from the perspective of sub-channels. The pressure drop of the sub-channels is larger than the pressure drop of the inner flow field. No matter the sub-channels or the inner flow field, the increase in the number of wire-wrapped will cause an increase in the pressure drop. The thermal-hydraulic properties of one inner and outer wire-wrapped are better than other models. The stress in the cladding is about 1.75 times the stress in the annular fuel rod, and the stress in the inner cladding is higher than that in the outer cladding. The research provides a reference for the optimization design of the fuel assembly.

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Analysis of the turbulent flow in a partially blocked wire-wrapped rod bundle using LES with wall functions

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Hassan²

2022

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

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Investigation of pressure loss and velocity distribution in fuel assemblies with wire-wrapped rods by using RANS and LES with wall functions

Cited by 13 publications

References 19 publications

Applicability of RANS models and pressure drop in edge subchannels for 19-pin wire-wrapped fuel bundle channel in CiADS

Applicability of RANS models and pressure drop in edge subchannels for 19-pin wire-wrapped fuel bundle channel in CiADS

Thermal-hydraulic characteristics in inner and outer wire-wrapped for a fast reactor annular fuel assembly

Analysis of the turbulent flow in a partially blocked wire-wrapped rod bundle using LES with wall functions

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