Assessment of performing experimental investigation on a pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR) as a static packed bed approximation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2016.11.020
Abstract: Abstract Moving bed reactors have a wide range of applications in the chemical, petrochemical, and alternative energy industries in a special situation where there is a need to either continuously recirculate or replace solid particles… read more here.
Keywords: pbmr; pebble bed; bed; bed modular ... See more keywords
The packing factor of the pebble bed in molten salt reactor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2018.08.011
Abstract: Abstract Many concepts of molten salt cooled pebble bed reactor have been developed in recent decades. The packing factor (PF) of the pebble bed in the molten salt reactor should be investigated because it is… read more here.
Keywords: pebble bed; bed; molten salt; reactor ... See more keywords
Preferred core conceptual design of pebble bed advanced high temperature reactor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2020.107983
Abstract: Abstract Key parameters of Pebble Bed Advanced High Temperature Reactor (PB-AHTR) core are studied, and then the preferred core conceptual design is proposed. Both evacuating molten salt and injecting poison into coolant can be used… read more here.
Keywords: system; pebble bed; high temperature; advanced high ... See more keywords
Sample holder design for effective thermal conductivity measurement of pebble-bed using laser flash method
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.05.090
Abstract: Abstract Since the stress due to the thermal load on breeding blanket structure is one of the main design driver, the thermal conductivity is necessary input data for thermal-structural and thermo-hydraulic analyses performed in order… read more here.
Keywords: thermal conductivity; pebble bed; laser flash; effective thermal ... See more keywords
Simultaneous measurement of effective thermal conductivity and effective thermal diffusivity of Li2TiO3 pebble bed using transient hot-wire technique
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112564
Abstract: Abstract Lithium-based ceramics in the form of pebble beds have been considered for tritium breeder material in the fusion reactor's breeder blanket. It is essential to study the thermal characteristics of these ceramic pebble beds… read more here.
Keywords: li2tio3 pebble; thermal conductivity; effective thermal; pebble bed ... See more keywords
DEM simulation of mechanical behavior in one-dimensional compression of crushable ceramic pebble bed
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112606
Abstract: Abstract The mechanical behavior in one-dimensional compression of a crushable ceramic pebble bed for the fusion reactor, which is under different crushing ratio assumptions (0% - 2%), was numerically investigated by the discrete element method… read more here.
Keywords: mechanical behavior; dimensional compression; bed; one dimensional ... See more keywords
Corrosion protective action of different coatings for the helium cooled pebble bed breeder concept
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.01.009
Abstract: Abstract An additional function of the permeation barriers is the protective action against corrosion. Although corrosion is not expected to be a major concern for the helium cooled pebble bed concept, it is not negligible… read more here.
Keywords: protective action; corrosion; helium cooled; action ... See more keywords
CFD investigation of bypass flow in HTR-PM
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.12.009
Abstract: Abstract Predictions of various kinds and distributions of bypass flows are important to the thermal hydraulic design of the HTR-PM (High Temperature gas-cooled Reactor-Pebble-bed Module). In the reactor core, gaps among graphite reflectors are widely… read more here.
Keywords: bypass; pebble bed; bypass flow; flow ... See more keywords
Pebble Bed Nuclear Reactor Structure Study: A Comparison of the Experimental and Calculated Void Fraction Distribution
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2018.03.006
Abstract: Abstract The structure of the pebbles in the pebble bed nuclear reactors plays an important role in their performance as it affects the neutron streaming and the wall channeling of the coolant flow. In this… read more here.
Keywords: pebble bed; void fraction; bed nuclear; study ... See more keywords
Pressure Drop and Fluid Flow Characteristics in a Packed Pebble Bed Reactor
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DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2017.1292818
Abstract: Abstract In the dynamic core of nuclear pebble bed reactors, the prediction of the fluid flow within the packing determines the heat transfer characteristics and, hence, the performance of these reactors. The fluid flow of… read more here.
Keywords: pebble bed; bed; flow; pressure drop ... See more keywords
Transient Hot-Wire Experimental System for Measuring the Effective Thermal Conductivity of a Ceramic Breeder Pebble Bed
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DOI: 10.1080/15361055.2017.1333830
Abstract: Abstract Characterizing the thermo-physical properties of the ceramic breeder pebble bed is an integral step of developing breeder blankets for fusion energy applications. To that end, thermal conductivity is an important parameter to identify. In… read more here.
Keywords: ceramic breeder; pebble bed; wire; thermal conductivity ... See more keywords