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Mass Transfer Experiments for the Heat Load During In-Vessel Retention of Core Melt

  • Park, Hae-Kyun (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Chung, Bum-Jin (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
  • Received : 2015.11.07
  • Accepted : 2016.02.10
  • Published : 2016.08.25
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Abstract

We investigated the heat load imposed on the lower head of a reactor vessel by the natural convection of the oxide pool in a severe accident. Mass transfer experiments using a $CuSO_4-H_2SO_4$ electroplating system were performed based on the analogy between heat and mass transfer. The $Ra^{\prime}_H$ of $10^{14}$ order was achieved with a facility height of only 0.1 m. Three different volumetric heat sources were compared; two had identical configurations to those previously reported, and the other was designed by the authors. The measured Nu's of the lower head were about 30% lower than those previously reported. The measured angular heat flux ratios were similar to those reported in existing studies except for the peaks appearing near the top. The volumetric heat sources did not affect the Nu of the lower head but affected the Nu of the top plate by obstructing the rising flow from the bottom.

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