Simulation of the in-vessel retention device heat-removal capability of AP-1000 during a core meltdown accident
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2016.09.052
Abstract: Abstract Westinghouse Electric Company’s design for the Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (AP-1000) incorporates a special in-vessel retention (IVR) device to enhance the capability of removing heat through the outer wall of the reactor vessel during… read more here.
Keywords: core meltdown; vessel; chf; heat ... See more keywords
Status of computational fluid dynamics for in-vessel retention: Challenges and achievements
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2019.107004
Abstract: Abstract During a severe accident in a nuclear reactor, core damage occurs and may lead to the formation of corium, followed by relocation to the vessel lower head. The decay heat released by the corium… read more here.
Keywords: pool; corium; power reactors; status computational ... See more keywords
In- and ex-vessel coupled analysis for in-vessel retention
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2018.07.013
Abstract: Abstract In-vessel retention (IVR) in the manner of external reactor vessel cooling (ERVC) is an important severe accident mitigation strategy, which has been applied to some advanced light water reactors, e.g. AP1000. This main assessment… read more here.
Keywords: coupled analysis; vessel retention; vessel; method ... See more keywords
Calculation of Heat Fluxes Exiting a CANDU Calandria During In-Vessel Retention
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DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2019.1597581
Abstract: Abstract Finite element analysis is used to study heat transfer from a corium pool at the bottom of the calandria to its surroundings during a severe accident in a CANDU 6 reactor. The shape of… read more here.
Keywords: candu; fluxes exiting; heat fluxes; heat ... See more keywords