Study on effects of mixing vane grids on coolant temperature distribution by subchannel analysis
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H. Mao
Abstract
Mixing vane grids (MVG) have great influence on coolant temperature field in the rod bundle. The MVG could enhance convective heat transfer between the fuel rod wall and the coolant, and promote inter-subchannel mixing at the same time. For the influence of the MVG on convective heat transfer enhancement, many experiments have been done and several correlations have been developed based on the experimental data. However, inter-subchannel mixing promotion caused by the MVG is not well estimated in subchannel analysis because the information of mixing vanes is totally missing in most subchannel codes. This paper analyzes the influence of mixing vanes on coolant temperature distribution using the improved MVG model in subchannel analysis. The coolant temperature distributions with the MVG are analyzed, and the results show that mixing vanes lead to a more uniform temperature distribution. The performances of split vane grids under different power conditions are evaluated. The results are compared with those of spacer grids without mixing vanes and some conclusions are obtained.
Kurzfassung
Mischfahnengitter beeinflussen das Kühlmitteltemperaturfeld in einem Brennelement stark. Sie können den konvektiven Wärmeübergang zwischen der Brennelementwand und dem Kühlmittel verbessern und unterstützen gleichzeitig die Durchmischung im Unterkanalbereich. Obwohl zahlreiche Experimente vorliegen wird dieses Phänomen in Unterkanalanalysen nicht optimal berechnet, da Informationen zum Mischfahnengitter in vielen Codes nicht vorliegen. In diesem Beitrag werden Analysen mit einem diesbzgl. verbesserten Modell vorgestellt. Dabei zeigt sich, dass die berechnete Kühlmittelverteilung durch die Berücksichtigung der Mischfahnengitter gleichmäßiger verläuft als ohne Berücksichtigung. Des Weiteren wird die Leistungsfähigkeit geteilter Mischfahnengitter bei verschiedenen Leistungsbedingungen untersucht und mit Ergebnissen für Abstandshalter ohne Mischfahnengittern verglichen.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Contents/Inhalt
- Contents
- Summaries/Kurzfassungen
- Summaries
- Editorial
- Challenges in reactor core thermal-hydraulics: subchannel analysis, CFD modeling and rod bundle CHF
- Technical Contributions/Fachbeiträge
- Subchannel analysis and correlation of the Rod Bundle Heat Transfer (RBHT) steam cooling experimental data
- CFD analysis on mixing effects of spacer grids with different dimples and sizes for advanced fuel assemblies
- An experimental investigation on dynamics and heat transfer associated with a single droplet impacting on a hot surface above the Leidenfrost point temperature
- Study on effects of mixing vane grids on coolant temperature distribution by subchannel analysis
- Reflood experiments in rod bundles with flow blockages due to clad ballooning
- The effect of spacer grid critical component on pressure drop under both single and two phase flow conditions
- Numerical method improvement for a subchannel code
- Numerical investigation on the characteristics of two-phase flow in fuel assemblies with spacer grid
- Effects of axial power shapes on CHF locations in a single tube and in rod bundle assemblies
- CFD evaluation on the thermohydraulic characteristics of tube support plates in steam generator
- Analysis of heat transfer under high heat flux nucleate boiling conditions
- Review of the correlation developments and a new concept based on mixing mechanism for heat transfer enhancement of spacer grids
- A comparison of the CFD simulation results in 5 × 5 sub-channels with mixing grids using different turbulence models
- Simulation of isothermal multi-phase fuel-coolant interaction using MPS method with GPU acceleration
- RELAP5 investigation on subchannel flow instability
Articles in the same Issue
- Contents/Inhalt
- Contents
- Summaries/Kurzfassungen
- Summaries
- Editorial
- Challenges in reactor core thermal-hydraulics: subchannel analysis, CFD modeling and rod bundle CHF
- Technical Contributions/Fachbeiträge
- Subchannel analysis and correlation of the Rod Bundle Heat Transfer (RBHT) steam cooling experimental data
- CFD analysis on mixing effects of spacer grids with different dimples and sizes for advanced fuel assemblies
- An experimental investigation on dynamics and heat transfer associated with a single droplet impacting on a hot surface above the Leidenfrost point temperature
- Study on effects of mixing vane grids on coolant temperature distribution by subchannel analysis
- Reflood experiments in rod bundles with flow blockages due to clad ballooning
- The effect of spacer grid critical component on pressure drop under both single and two phase flow conditions
- Numerical method improvement for a subchannel code
- Numerical investigation on the characteristics of two-phase flow in fuel assemblies with spacer grid
- Effects of axial power shapes on CHF locations in a single tube and in rod bundle assemblies
- CFD evaluation on the thermohydraulic characteristics of tube support plates in steam generator
- Analysis of heat transfer under high heat flux nucleate boiling conditions
- Review of the correlation developments and a new concept based on mixing mechanism for heat transfer enhancement of spacer grids
- A comparison of the CFD simulation results in 5 × 5 sub-channels with mixing grids using different turbulence models
- Simulation of isothermal multi-phase fuel-coolant interaction using MPS method with GPU acceleration
- RELAP5 investigation on subchannel flow instability
