Analysis of the MT-3 clad ballooning reflood test using the multi-rod coupled MATARE code

作者:Ammirabile Luca*; Walker Simon P
来源:Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2010, 240(5): 1121-1131.
DOI:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.12.038

摘要

If PWR fuel rods balloon in a co-located fashion following a large break LOCA. it is possible that an un-coolable region could be formed The MT-3 test was one of the few large-scale experiments performed to investigate this. In this paper we report the analysis of this experiment using a novel combined thermal-hydraulic and structural mechanics model, able to model multiple distinct rods in a coupled fashion The sensitivity of the behaviour to (in particular) the channel droplet distribution makes a full 'first principles' validatio

  • 出版日期2010-5