Nuclear Engineering and Technology

  • 제50권6호
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  • Pages.849-853
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  • 2018
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  • 1738-5733(pISSN)
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  • 2234-358X(eISSN)
한국원자력학회 (Korean Nuclear Society)
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Semiempirical model for wet scrubbing of bubble rising in liquid pool of sodium-cooled fast reactor

  • 투고 : 2017.11.10
  • 심사 : 2018.04.02
  • 발행 : 2018.08.25
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Mechanistic calculations for wet scrubbing of aerosol/vapor from gas bubble rising in liquid pool are essential to safety of sodium-cooled fast reactor. Hence, scrubbing of volatile fission product from mixed gas bubble rising in sodium pool is presented in this study. To understand this phenomenon, a theoretical model has been setup based on classical theories of aerosol/vapor removal from bubble rising through liquid pools. The model simulates pool scrubbing of sodium iodide aerosol and cesium vapor from a rising mixed gas bubble containing xenon as the inert species. The scrubbing of aerosol and vapor are modeled based on deposition mechanisms and Fick's law of diffusion, respectively. Studies were performed to determine the effect of various key parameters on wet scrubbing. It is observed that for higher vapor diffusion coefficient in gas bubble, the scrubbing efficiency is higher. For aerosols, the cut-off size above which the scrubbing efficiency becomes significant was also determined. The study evaluates the retention capability of liquid sodium used in sodium-cooled fast reactor for its safe operation.

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피인용 문헌

  1. Numerical investigation of single bubble dynamics in liquid sodium pool vol.44, pp.3, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-018-1041-5
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