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ASSESSMENT OF CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER MODEL TO EVALUATE PERFORMANCE OF THE PASSIVE AUXILIARY FEEDWATER SYSTEM

  • Cho, Yun-Je (Thermal Hydraulics Safety Research Department, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Seok (Thermal Hydraulics Safety Research Department, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Bae, Byoung-Uhn (Thermal Hydraulics Safety Research Department, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Park, Yusun (Thermal Hydraulics Safety Research Department, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Kang, Kyoung-Ho (Thermal Hydraulics Safety Research Department, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Yun, Byong-Jo (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University)
  • Received : 2013.09.12
  • Accepted : 2013.10.14
  • Published : 2013.11.25
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Abstract

As passive safety features for nuclear power plants receive increasing attention, various studies have been conducted to develop safety systems for 3rd-generation (GEN-III) nuclear power plants that are driven by passive systems. The Passive Auxiliary Feedwater System (PAFS) is one of several passive safety systems being designed for the Advanced Power Reactor Plus (APR+), and extensive studies are being conducted to complete its design and to verify its feasibility. Because the PAFS removes decay heat from the reactor core under transient and accident conditions, it is necessary to evaluate the heat removal capability of the PAFS under hypothetical accident conditions. The heat removal capability of the PAFS is strongly dependent on the heat transfer at the condensate tube in Passive Condensation Heat Exchanger (PCHX). To evaluate the model of heat transfer coefficient for condensation, the Multi-dimensional Analysis of Reactor Safety (MARS) code is used to simulate the experimental results from PAFS Condensing Heat Removal Assessment Loop (PASCAL). The Shah model, a default model for condensation heat transfer coefficient in the MARS code, under-predicts the experimental data from the PASCAL. To improve the calculation result, The Thome model and the new version of the Shah model are implemented and compared with the experimental data.

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