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Assessment of MARS Multi-dimensional Two-phase Turbulent Flow Models for the Nuclear System Analysis  

Lee S.M. (Seoul National University)
Lee U.C. (Seoul National University)
Bae S.W. (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Chung B.D. (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Abstract
The multi-dimensional two-phase flow models were developed for analyze the multi-dimensional behaviors or nuclear systems. To verify the simple turbulence model, The single phase mixing problem in a rectangular slab was calculated and compared with the commercial CFD code results. That result shows a good agreement with the CFD result. And the RPI Air-water experiments were simulated to assess the two-phase turbulence model in the multi-dimensional component. The first calculated distribution or void-fraction is highly dispersed and diffusive. It was revealed that the main reason is undesirable stratification force in a horizontal stratified flow regimes. Therefore the horizontally stratified flow regime is deleted because the stratified flow regime is not expected in multi-dimensional flow. With the modification of the flow regime, the predicted flow patterns and void fraction profiles are in good agreement with the measured data.
Keywords
Multi-dimensional model; System analysis code; Void fraction;
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