Characterization Tests on the SIT Injection Capability of the ATLAS for an APR1400 Simulation

APR1400 모의를 위한 ATLAS 안전주입탱크의 주입 성능에 관한 특성 시험

  • 박현식 (한국원자력연구원 열수력안전연구부) ;
  • 최남현 (한국원자력연구원 열수력안전연구부) ;
  • 박춘경 (한국원자력연구원 열수력안전연구부) ;
  • 김연식 (한국원자력연구원 열수력안전연구부)
  • Published : 2008.06.30

Abstract

A thermal-hydraulic integral effect test facility, ATLAS (Advanced Thermal-hydraulic Test Loop for Accident Simulation), has been constructed at KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute). Recently several integral effect tests for the reflood period of a LBLOCA (Large Break LOss of Coolant Accident) of the APR1400 have been performed with the ATLAS. In the APR1400 a high flow condition is changed to a low flow condition due to an fluidic device during an operation of the SIT. As the self-controlled fluidic device was not installed in the ATLAS, a set of characterization tests was performed to simulate its injection capability from the SIT for the APR1400 simulation. In the ATLAS the required SIT flow rate in the high flow condition was acquired by installing orifices with an optimized flow area to throttle the SIT discharge line and the low flow condition was achieved by changing the opening of the flow control valve in the SIT injection line. The test results showed that the safety injection systems of the ATLAS could simulate the required high and low flow rates of the SIT for the APR1400 simulation efficiently.

열수력 종합효과 실험장치인 ATLAS가 한국원자력연구원에 구축되었으며, 최근 대형 냉각재 상실사고(LBLOCA)시의 재관수 현상에 대한 시험이 본격적으로 수행되었다. LBLOCA 재관수 단계에서 APR1400의 열수력 현상을 제대로 모사하기 위해서는 안전주입수 유량이 척도비에 맞춰 축척되어야 한다. 또한 ATLAS 장치에는 안전주입탱크(SIT) 내부께 자동제어 유량조절기구인 Fluidic Device가 장착되지 않았기 때문에 SIT의 고유량 및 저유량 주입 성능을 모사하기 위한 별도의 방안이 마련되어야 한다. 따라서 ATLAS의 주입 성능을 기준 발전소인 APR1400의 성능과 일치시키기 위하여 ATLAS 안전주입탱크의 특성 시험을 수행하였다. ATLAS SIT의 고유량 주입 성능은 주입 배관에 최적의 Orifice를 설치하여 일치시키고, 저유량 주입 성능은 유량조절밸브의 개도를 조절함으로써 일치시킬 수 있었다. 이러한 특성 시험을 통해 ATLAS 안전주입계통이 APR1400에서 요구하는 SIT 고유량 및 저유량을 잘 모의할 수 있다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

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