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Turbulent Flow in an Axially Finned Rod Bundle with Spacer Grids

  • Chung, H.J.;Cho, S.;Chun, S.Y.;Yang, S.K.;Chung, M.K.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제30권4호
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    • pp.328-341
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    • 1998
  • This paper presents in detail the hydraulic characteristic measurements using LDV(Laser Doppler Velocimetry) in subchannels of a HANARO, KAERI research reactor, fuel bundle. The fuel bundle consists of 18 axially finned rods with 3 spacer grids and has a cylindrical configuration. Axial velocity and turbulent intensity were measured. The effects of the spacer grids on the turbulent flow were investigated using the experimental results. Pressure drops for each component of the fuel bundle were measured, and the friction factors of the fuel bundle and the loss coefficients for the spacer grids were estimated from the measured pressure drops. The turbulent thermal mixing phenomena were discussed.

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냉각유동에 의한 SMART 핵연료집합체의 압력강하변화 및 구조특성 (Pressure Drop Variations and Structural Characteristics of SMART Nuclear Fuel Assembly Caused by Coolant Flow)

  • 김해란;이영신;이현승;박남규
    • 대한기계학회논문집A
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    • 제36권12호
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    • pp.1653-1661
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    • 2012
  • 본 논문에서는 냉각유동에 의한 SMART 핵연료집합체의 압력강하변화 및 구조특성을 연구하였다. 난류 모델인 BSL 레이놀즈 응력 모델로서 냉각수의 유동을 모델링하여 유체고체연계 해석을 수행하였다. 우선, 지지격자체에 지지된 핵연료봉의 진동해석을 수행하여 실험 결과와 비교하였는데 실험에서의 고유진동수는 48 Hz 로서 시뮬레이션 값과 2% 의 오차를 발생하였다. 핵연료집합체의 압력강하는 한국원자력연구원에서 수행한 실험적 값과 비교하여 8%의 오차가 발생하였고 해석의 타당성을 증명하였다. 유체해석에서는 집합체를 통과하는 각 구간의 유체 속도와 이차유동에 의한 와류생성과정을 관찰하였다. 마지막으로 진동해석과 유체해석의 연계를 통하여 유체유발진동에 의한 연료봉의 변위 값을 관찰하고 최대 변위가 발생하는 곳의 변위 PSD 를 계산하였다.

The Optical Design of Miniaturized Microscope Objective for CARS Imaging Catheter with Fiber Bundle

  • Rim, Cheon-Seog
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • 제14권4호
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    • pp.424-430
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    • 2010
  • In coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy reported until now, conventional microscope objectives are used, so that they are limited for introduction into a living body. Gradient-index (GRIN) rod lenses might be a solution for miniaturized microscope objectives for in-vivo CARS microscopy. However, due to the inherent large amount of chromatic aberration, GRIN rod lenses cannot be utilized for this purpose. CARS imaging catheter, composed of miniaturized microscope objective and fiber bundle, can be introduced into a living body for minimally invasive diagnosis. In order to design the catheter, we have to first investigate design requirements. And then, the optical design is processed with design strategies and intensive computing power to achieve the design requirements. We report the miniaturized objective lens system with diffraction-limited performance and completely corrected chromatic aberrations for an in-vivo CARS imaging catheter.

Effect of Spacer Grids on CHF at PWR Operating Conditions

  • Ahn, Seung-Hoon;Jeun, Gyoo-Dong
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제33권3호
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    • pp.283-297
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    • 2001
  • The CHF in PWR rod bundles is usually predicted by the local flow correlation approach based on subchannel analysis while difficulty exists due to the existence of spacer grids especially with mixing vanes. In order to evaluate the effect of spacer grids on CHF, the experimental rod bundle data with various types of spacer grids were analyzed using the subchannel code, COBRA-IV-i. For the Plain grid data, a CHF correlation was described as a function of local flow conditions and heated length, and then the residuals of the CHF in mixing vaned grids predicted by the correlation were examined in various kinds of grids. In order to compensate for the residual, three parameters, distances between grids and from the last grids to the CHF site, and equivalent hydraulic diameter were introduced into a grid parameter function representing the remaining effect of spacer grids predicted most of the CHF data points in plaing grids within $\pm$20 percent error band. Good agreement with the CHF data was also shown when the grid parameter function for mixing vaned grids of a specific design was used to compensate for the residuals of the CHF data predicted by the correlation.

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