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http://dx.doi.org/10.5407/JKSV.2012.10.3.030

Computational Flow Analysis and Preliminary Measurement for the CANDU-6 Moderator Tank Model  

Cha, Jae Eun (한국원자력연구원)
Choi, Hwa Lim (한국원자력연구원)
Rhee, Bo Wook (한국원자력연구원)
Kim, Hyoung Tae (한국원자력연구원)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization / v.10, no.3, 2012 , pp. 30-36 More about this Journal
Abstract
We are planning to construct a scaled-down moderator facility to simulate the CANDU-6 moderator circulation phenomena during steady state operating and accident conditions. In the present work a preliminary experiment using a 1/40 scaled-down moderator tank has been performed to investigate the anticipated problems of the flow visualization and measurement in the planning scaled-down moderator facility. We shortly describe CFD analysis result for the 1/40 scaled-down test model and the flow measurement techniques used for this test facility under isothermal flow conditions. The Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) method is used to visualize and measure the velocity field of water in a transparent Plexiglas tank. Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence (PLIF) technique is used to evaluate the feasibility of temperature field measurement in the range of $20-40^{\circ}C$ of water temperature using an one-color method.
Keywords
Flow Visualization; Scaled-down Model; PIV; PLIF; PHWR;
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