Modelling of turbulent effects in LOCA conditions with CATHARE-3
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2016.10.050
Abstract: Abstract Rising computational capabilities have allowed for the possibility of more complex thermal hydraulic safety codes. One of these branches of advancement is to start using three dimensional solvers in system codes instead of one… read more here.
Keywords: turbulent effects; effects loca; turbulence; modelling turbulent ... See more keywords
Mechanistic modeling of the thermal-hydraulics in polydispersed flow film boiling in LOCA conditions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2019.110388
Abstract: Abstract Much effort has been devoted by the nuclear community to develop mechanistic models to predict the heat dissipation of fuel rods during a loss of coolant accident (LOCA). However, there is still the challenge… read more here.
Keywords: flow film; film boiling; polydispersed flow; thermal hydraulics ... See more keywords
The fracture behaviors of non-irradiated zircaloy-4 fuel cladding with a pinhole under simulated LOCA conditions
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DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2017.1365658
Abstract: ABSTRACT In a case where a pinhole leak occurs in a fuel rod incidentally, it is possible that coolant enters the fuel rod through the pinhole. Since knowledge about the behavior of the fuel rod… read more here.
Keywords: fuel; rod; loca conditions; test ... See more keywords