• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.193.1-193
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• 2001

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.54-61
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• 2005

The APR1400 is an Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor with 3983 MWt power, 2×4 loops, and direct vessel injection system. The Fluidic Device (FD) is adopted to regulate the safety injection flow rate in a Safety Injection Tank (SIT) of APR1400. The performance of a newly designed fluidic Device is evaluated by analyzing a Large Break Loss-of-Coolant Accident (LBLOCA) using TRAC-M/F90, version 3.782. The analysis results show that the TRAC-M code reasonably predicts the important phenomena of blowdown, refill and reflood phases of LBLOCA. The sensitivity studies about gas/water volume changes in a SIT and K factor changes in a SI system were also done to understand the important phenomena with a Fluidic Device in APR1400.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Simulation Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.121-126
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• 2003

본 논문은 시뮬레이터 각 계통 모델을 개발하고, 개발된 각 모델링 실행파일을 실시간으로 실행하며, 각 계통 모델의 건전성 시험을 용이하게 수행하기 위해 개발중인 시뮬레이션 환경을 소개하는 것을 목적으로 하고 있다. 개발중인 시뮬레이션 환경은 울진 표준형원전 시뮬레이터의 전 계통을 모델로 하고 있으며, 현재 각 계통 변수 데이터베이스 제어프로그램, 멈춤/실행 (Freeze/Run), 운전상태의 저장 (Snapshot), 임의의 변수에 대한 동적인 변수값 도시 (Display), 각 계통 실행파일들의 실시간 제어, 3차원 실시간 형상화 툴 등 여러 기능이 있으며, 영광1호기 최적운전분석기 등의 시스템에 이미 활용중이다. 본 시스템의 구축으로 모든 시뮬레이션 모델 및 각종 코드의 실시간 실행/빠른실행/느린실행 등의 개별 운전모드 시간조정도 가능해져 시뮬레이터 모델 이외에도 기존의 사용 프로그램의 통합등 다양한 응용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.65-76
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• 2024

With the recent activation of the offshore wind power industry, there has been a development of power plants with a scale exceeding 400MW, comparable to traditional thermal power plants. Renewable energy, characterized by intermittency depending on the energy source, is a prominent feature of modern renewable power generation facilities, which are structured based on controllable inverter technology. As the integration of renewable energy sources into the grid expands, the grid codes for power system connection are progressively becoming more defined, leading to active discussions and evaluations in this area. In this paper, we propose a method for selecting optimal reactive power compensation capacity when multiple offshore wind farms are integrated and connected through a shared interconnection facility to comply with grid codes. Based on the requirements of the grid code, we analyze the reactive power compensation and excessive stability of the 400MW wind power generation site under development in the southwest sea of Jeonbuk. This analysis involves constructing a generation site database using PSS/E (Power System Simulation for Engineering), incorporating turbine layouts and cable data. The study calculates reactive power due to charging current in internal and external network cables and determines the reactive power compensation capacity at the interconnection point. Additionally, static and dynamic stability assessments are conducted by integrating with the power system database.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Simulation Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.61-66
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• 2000

The KEPRI has been upgrading the KNPEC(Korea Nuclear Power Education Center) #2 simulator, a replica of Yonggwang Unit 1 & 2, due to the outdated systems. The scenarios, such as the continuous load change, are selected to verify and validate the simulator, and the data required to V&V are generated with the best-estimated codes, RETRAN and MARS. The reactor coolant system and steam generator system are cut up into volumes and junctions for the accurate model of the scenarios, and other components and control systems are modeled. For the model the operation and design data of the plants is used and in some cases the data of Kori Unit 3 & 4 is used to fill up the lack of required data. The results of some selected analyses with the models are compared with the operating data of the plants to verify the models, and the analyses of the scenarios are carried out to generated the data for the V&V of the simulator

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1997.10a
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• pp.627-632
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• 1997

FLECHT-SEASET 실험을 이용하여 냉각재상실사고시 Reflood에 대한 TRAC-PF1 전산코드의 예측 능력을 평가하였다. FLECHT-SEASET 실험 장치는 3.657m(12 ft) 높이 161개 전열 봉으로 이루어 져 있으며, 다양한 재관수율, 계통압력, 초기 피복재온도, 재관수온도 노심내 반경방향 출력분포 둥의 조건에 따라 수행된 실험이다. TRAC-PF1은 비균질 비평형 이상유동 열수력(Nonhomogeneous Non-equilibrium Two-Fluid Hydrodynamic)모델을 사용하고 원자로 압력용기는 3차원으로 모델할 수 있는 최적전산코드로서, 이 평가 계산에는 HP Version이 사용되었다. 본 연구에서는 재관수율 변화에 따라 달라지는 연료봉 최대 피복재온도와 Quench 시간에 대한 TRAC-PF1 전산코드의 예측 능력을 중점적으로 평가하였다. 계산 결과 TRAC-PF1은 최대 피복재온도는 약 20-100$^{\circ}$K 낮게, Quench 시간은 실험치와 비교하여 약 40-150초 정도 늦게 예측하는 것으로 나타났는데, 재관수율이 낮을수록 최대피복재 온도는 낮게, Quench 시간은 늦게 예측하는 경향을 보이고 있다. 또한 재관수율이 3 in/sec 이상에서 노심 상부가 일찍 Quenching 되는 것으로 계산되는데, 이는 노심상부 열전달 Regime의 부적절한 계산이 원인으로 보인다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.274-284
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• 1992

A 1/15-scale CREARE experiment, which simulates the thermal-hydraulic behavior in the reactor pressure vessel of a PWR during a hypothetical Loss Of Coolant Accident, has been analyzed using CATHARE code for the associated model assessment to represent the phenomenon. The key parameters examined in the CREARE experiment were known as ECC water injection rate. ECC water subcooling, system pressure, and steam flow rate coming out from the core bottom. The present CATHARE simulation, however, has been mainly focused on qualitative analysis of a countercurrent flow in the downcomer. The discrepancy of the simulation results with the experimental data is considered arising primarily from an inadequate numerical representation as well as an interfacial friction model. Accordingly it is suggested from the sensitivity studies that either multidimensional approach or further examination of momentum equations at a junction near a volume element in CATHARE be necessary in order to represent the phenomenon more realistically.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.52-62
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• 1992

Radioactive nuclides deposited on out-of-core surface after the radiation in the core by the transport of corrosion products (CRUD) through the primary coolant system in PWR which is the major plant type in Korea, are leading sources of radiation exposure to plant maintenance personnel. Thus, the optimal chemistry operation method is required for the reduction of radiation exposure by the corrosion products. This study analysed the actual water chemistry operation data of four operating domestic PWRs. And in order to evaluate the coolant chemistry operation data, a computer code which can calculate the activity buildup in the various chemistry conditions of PWR coolant was employed. Through the analysis of comparison between the activity buildup of actual water chemistry operation mode and that of assumed Elevated Li operation mode calculated by the computer code, it was found that the out-of core radioactivity can be reduced by diminishing the deposition of corrosion products on the core in case that the Elevated Li operation mode is applied to the coolant chemistry operation of PWR. And the higher coolant pH operation was shown to have the advantage of the reduction of out-of-core activity buildup if the integrity of system structural materials and fuel cladding is guaranteed.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.75-80
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• 2012

In this paper a realistic bounding method for flooding analysis following rupture of large size of thanks and piping is defined. Mass and energy release during main feedwater line break accident is analyzed with RETRAN code. It is modeled that the main feed water control valve is closed in 5.0 seconds after reactor trip. In result of the analysis, largest mass and energy is discharged at 70% reactor power. The flood sources for main feedwater room are calculated when piping failure occurs in the high energy line and medium energy line. Based on the result of flood level (1.43m), it is investigated that all of the safety-related environmental qualification equipments are well located above the flood level.

• Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.13-21
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• 2004

The thermal-hydraulic model ARTS which was based on the RETRAN-3D code adopted in the domestic full-scope power plant simulator which was provided in 1998 by KEPRI. Since ARTS is a generalized code to model the components with control volumes, the smaller time-step size should be used even if converged solution could not get in a single volume. Therefore, dedicated models which do not force to reduce the time-step size are sometimes more suitable in terms of a real-time calculation and robustness. In the case of PRT(Pressurizer Relief Tank) model, it is consist of subcooled water in bottom and non-condensable gas in top. The sparger merged under subcooled water enhances condensation. The complicated thermal-hydraulic phenomena such as condensation, phase separation with existence of non-condensable gas makes difficult to simulate. Therefore, the PRT volume can limit the time-step size if we model it with a general control volume. To prevent the time-step size reduction due to convergence failure for simulating this component, we developed a dedicated model for PRT. The dedicated model was expected to provide substantially more accurate predictions in the analysis of the system transients. The results were resonable in terms of accuracy, real-time simulation, robustness and education of operators, complying with the ANSI/ANS-3.5-1998 simulator software performance criteria and RETRAN-3D results.