에너지공학 (Journal of Energy Engineering)

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  • Pages.419-426
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  • 2012
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  • 1598-7981(pISSN)
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  • 2713-7074(eISSN)
한국에너지학회 (The Korean Society for Energy)
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2상 유동 해석코드 CUPID를 이용한 CANDU 원자로 감속재 열수력 예비해석

Preliminary Analysis of the CANDU Moderator Thermal-Hydraulics using the CUPID Code

  • 투고 : 2012.09.03
  • 심사 : 2012.12.07
  • 발행 : 2012.12.31
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초록

본 연구에서는 기기 스케일 2상 유동(Two-phase flow) 해석 코드 CUPID를 사용하여 CANDU 원자로의 칼란드리아 용기 내부 감속재의 열수력 거동을 분석하기 위한 사전연구를 수행하였다. 먼저, Stern 연구소에서 수행한 단상유동 실험 3종류를 이용하여 CUPID 코드를 검증하였다. 칼란드리아 관다발 영역 격자생성의 복잡성을 피하기 위하여 다공성 매질 모델을 해당 영역에 적용하였고, 다공성 매질 영역의 유동 저항은 실험에서 얻은 관계식을 이용하여 계산하도록 하였다. 계산결과, CUPID 코드는 칼란드리아 용기 내부의 강제 및 자연 대류의 혼합 유동 양식을 성공적으로 예측하였다. 다음으로 2상 유동이 발생하는 경우를 해석하였다. 이들 계산을 통해 CUPID 코드의 CANDU 원자로 감속재 해석 능력을 보였다. 또한, 국부 과냉각 여유도를 예측하는데 사용할 수 있는 유입유량 대비 칼란드리아 용기의 국부 최대 감속재 온도 그래프를 제시하였다.

A transient, three-dimensional, two-phase flow analysis code, CUPID, has been developed in KAERI. In this work, we performed a preliminary analysis using the CUPID code to investigate the thermal-hydraulic behavior of the moderator in the Calandria vessel of a CANDU reactor. At first, we validated the CUPID code using the three experiments that were performed at Stern Laboratories Inc. To avoid the complexity to generate computational mesh around the Calandria tube bundles, a porous media approach was applied for the region. The pressure drop in the porous media zone was modeled by an empirical correlation. The results of the calculations showed that the CUPID code can predict the mixed flow pattern of forced and natural convection inside the Calandria vessel very well. Thereafter, the analysis was extended to a two-phase flow condition. Also, the local maximum temperature in the Calandria vessel was plotted as a function of the injection flow rate, which may be utilized to predict the local subcooling margin.

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