Experiments on the Heat Transfer and Natural Circulation Characteristics of the Passive Residual Heat Removal System for an Advanced Integral Type Reactor

Experiments on the heat transfer characteristics and natural circulation performance of the passive residual heat removal system (PRHRS) for the SMART-P have been performed by using the high temperature/high pressure thermal-hydraulic test facility (VISTA). The VISTA facility consists of the primary loop, the secondary loop, the PRHRS loop, and the auxiliary systems to simulate the SMART-P, a pilot plant of the SMART. The primary loop is composed of the steam generator (SG) primary side, a simulated core, a main coolant pump, and the loop piping, and the PRHRS loop consists of the SG secondary side, a PRHRS heat exchanger, and the loop piping. The natural circulation performance of the PRHRS, the heat transfer characteristics of the PRHRS heat exchangers and the emergency cooldown tank (ECT), and the thermal-hydraulic behavior of the primary loop are intensively investigated. The experimental results show that the coolant flows steadily into the PRHRS loop and that the heat transfers through the PRHRS heat exchanger and the emergency cooldown tank are sufficient enough to enable a natural circulation of the coolant. The results also show that the core decay heat can be sufficiently removed from the primary loop with an operation of the PRHRS.     

Experimental study on the natural circulation of a passive residual heat removal system for an integral reactor following a safety related event

Natural circulation characteristics of an integral type reactor during the operation of a passive residual heat removal system (PRHRS) following a safety related event has been experimentally investigated by using the VISTA facility. A PRHRS actuation trip signal is generated by a high power trip signal following a steam flow increasing event. The experimental results show that the single-phase coolant flows steadily in the primary loop by a natural convection process and that it effectively removes the decay heat from the core through a steam generator during the PRHRS operation. The heat transfers through the PRHRS heat exchanger and the emergency cooldown tank (ECT) are sufficient enough to enable a two-phase natural circulation of the coolant in the PRHRS loop.     

Thermal hydraulic calculation in a passive residual heat removal system of the SMART-P plant for forced and natural convection conditions

An investigation of the thermal hydraulic characteristics in the passive residual heat removal system of the System integrated Modular Advanced ReacTor-P (SMART-P) has been carried out using the MARS code, which is a best estimate system analysis code. The SMART-P is designed to cool the system during accidental conditions by a natural convection. The dominant heat transfer in the steam generator is a boiling mode under a forced convection condition, and it is a single-phase liquid and a boiling heat transfer under a natural convection condition. Most of the heat is removed in the heat exchanger of the passive residual heat removal system by a condensation heat transfer. The passive residual heat removal system can remove the energy from the primary side as long as the heat exchanger is submerged in the refueling water tank. The mass flow is stable under a natural circulation condition though it oscillates periodically with a small amplitude. The parameter study is performed by considering the effects of an effective height between the steam generator and the heat exchanger, a hydraulic resistance, an initial pressure, a non-condensable gas fraction in the compensating tank, and a valve actuation time, which are useful for the design of the passive residual heat removal system. The mass flow in the passive residual heat removal system has been affected by the height between the steam generator and the heat exchanger, and the hydraulic resistance of the loop.     

静止和摇摆条件下浮动式核电站一二回路PRHRS特性分析

浮动式核电站长期在海洋环境中运行,各系统都会受到海洋运动条件的影响。非能动余热排出系统（PRHRS）可在核电站发生全厂断电事故的情况下带出堆芯衰变余热,防止堆芯熔化,是重要的反应堆辅助系统。本文以一种采用海水作为最终热阱的浮动式核电站作为研究对象,分别设计了一回路和二回路PRHRS,开展了静止和摇摆条件下反应堆系统发生全厂断电事故的计算,对两种PRHRS在静止和摇摆条件下的运行特性进行了分析。研究表明,静止条件二回路PRHRS具有更强的带热能力,摇摆条件下一回路PRHRS的带热能力更加稳定。     

摇摆条件下海上浮动堆全厂断电事故分析

为研究海洋条件对海上浮动堆全厂断电事故后的事故进程及非能动安全系统运行特性的影响,通过建立海洋条件加速度场模型,基于RELAP5程序开发获得了适用于海上浮动堆的系统分析程序,并对程序进行了实验验证。利用所开发的程序通过建立双环路海上浮动堆及二次侧非能动余热排出系统的计算模型,开展了不同摇摆运动参数下海上浮动堆全厂断电事故的计算分析。计算结果表明,船体的横摇运动可加快全厂断电事故后浮动堆系统压力和温度的下降速度,堆芯余热能够被二次侧非能动余热排出系统有效导出;但横摇运动会造成事故后堆芯自然循环流量的显著降低,引起一回路系统和非能动余热排出系统中自然循环流量的大幅度振荡及周期性倒流。本文计算结果可为海上浮动堆非能动安全系统的设计提供参考。     

全厂断电事故下AP1000非能动余热排出系统瞬态特性数值分析

在一维质量、动量和能量守恒方程基础上建立了AP1000反应堆主冷却剂系统及非能动余热排出系统数学模型,并编制了用于该系统瞬态特性分析的动态仿真程序PRHRSDSC。模拟了非能动余热排出系统在全厂断电事故下的瞬态响应过程,并将计算结果与西屋公司的LOFTRAN程序结果进行对比。结果表明：系统可依靠自然循环有效导出堆芯余热,一回路冷却剂温度维持在过冷状态,峰值压力未超过运行压力限值,各参数的变化趋势符合良好,证明了建模的合理性。     

Development of the analysis tool for the water cooling type passive residual heat removal system of Chinese pressurized reactor

An innovative design for Chinese pressurized reactor is the steam generator (SG) secondary side water cooling passive residual heat removal system (PRHRS). The new design is expected to improve reliability and safety of the Chinese pressurized reactor during the event of feed line break or station blackout (SBO) accident. The new system is comprised of a SG, a cooling water pool, a heat exchanger (HX), an emergency makeup tank (EMT) and corresponding valves and pipes. In order to evaluate the reliability of the water cooling PRHRS, an analysis tool was developed based on the drift flux mixture flow model. The preliminary validation of the analysis tool was made by comparing to the experimental data of ESPRIT facility. Calculation results under both high pressure condition and low pressure condition fitted the experimental data remarkably well. A hypothetical SBO accident was studied by taking the residual power table under SBO accident as the input condition of the analysis tool. The calculation results showed that the EMT could supply the water to the SG shell side successfully during SBO accident. The residual power could be taken away successfully by the two-phase natural circulation established in the water cooling PRHRS loop. Results indicate the analysis tool can be used to study the steady and transient operating characteristics of the water cooling PRHRS during some accidents of the Chinese pressurized reactor. The present work has very important realistic significance to the engineering design and assessment of the water cooling PRHRS for Chinese NPPs.     

非能动余热排出系统敏感性分析

以中国改进型压水堆核电站CPR1000为研究对象,在其蒸汽发生器二次侧设计了一套非能动余热排出系统（PRHRS）,该系统采用在蒸汽发生器二次侧建立自然循环的方式间接带走堆芯余热,确保事故条件下堆芯安全。用RELAP5/MOD3.2程序对系统进行了合理的简化并建模,在全场断电（SBO）事故条件下模拟了PRHRS的瞬态响应过程,并对高位水箱的容积、PRHRS换热器的换热面积、冷热中心高度差以及PRHRS的投入时间等影响PRHRS工作特性的相关参数进行了敏感性分析。计算结果表明：增加高位水箱的容积和增大换热面积均有助于二次侧余热排出系统带走一回路的堆芯余热;降低冷热中心高度差对PRHRS的自然循环能力影响不大;余热排出系统投入时间越早,蒸汽发生器二次侧水位越高,越有利于一次侧余热的排出。     

The development and verification of thermal-hydraulic code on passive residual heat removal system of Chinese advanced PWR

1 Introduction The technology of passive safety is the trend of safety systems in nuclear power plant, and various novel reactor concepts, including AP600, EPP1000, SPWR, WWER1000, and MS600, have adopted pas- sive safety systems [1]. Passive safety system is one of the main features of Chinese advanced PWR, which is different from other conventional PWR [2]. Passive residual heat removal system (PRHRS), which ac- counts for the majority of passive safety systems of Chinese advanced…     

二次侧非能动余热排出系统设计及验证分析

提出了一种新型非能动余热排出系统(PRHRS)设计方案,该方案以高位水箱为最终热阱,采用在蒸汽发生器二次侧建立自然循环的方式间接地带走堆芯余热。以大亚湾核电站主冷却剂系统为载体,用RELAP5/MOD3.2程序分析了全厂断电事故下,PRHRS的运行特性。结果表明:事故发生后,余热排出系统内可较快地建立起循环流动,带走蒸汽发生器二次侧热量,在一段时间内保证反应堆安全,证明系统设计合理、有效。并分析了换热器布置高度、系统投入时间及换热面积对余热排出系统运行特性的影响。     

An integral effect test of a complete loss of reactor coolant system flow rate for the SMART design using the VISTA-ITL facility and its simulation with the MARS-KS code

An integral effect test was successfully performed to provide data to assess the capability of the system analysis code to simulate a complete loss of reactor coolant system (RCS) flow rate (CLOF) scenario for the SMART (System-integrated Modular Advanced ReacTor) design. The steady-state conditions were achieved to satisfy initial test conditions presented in the test requirement, its boundary conditions were accurately simulated, and the CLOF scenario in the SMART design was reproduced properly using the VISTA-ITL facility. The natural circulation flow rate in the RCS was about 12.0% of the rated RCS flow rate and the flow rate in the passive residual heat removal system (PRHRS) loop was about 10.6% of its rated value in the early stage of the PRHRS operation. In this paper, the major experimental results of the CLOF test are discussed. The test results were analyzed using the best-estimate system analysis code, MARS-KS, to assess its capability to simulate a CLOF scenario for the SMART design.     

An experimental study on natural circulation decay heat removal system for a loop type fast reactor

A fully natural circulation-based system is adopted in the decay heat removal system (DHRS) of an advanced loop type fast reactor. Decay heat removal by natural circulation is a significant passive safety measure against station blackout. As a representative of the advanced loop type fast reactor, DHRS of the sodium fast reactor of 1500 MWe being designed in Japan comprises a direct reactor auxiliary cooling system (DRACS), which has a dipped heat exchanger in the reactor vessel, and two units of primary reactor auxiliary cooling system (PRACS), which has a heat exchanger in the primary-side inlet plenum of an intermediate heat exchanger in each loop. The thermal-hydraulic phenomena in the plant under natural circulation conditions need to be understood for establishing a reliable natural circulation driven DHRS. In this study, sodium experiments were conducted using a plant dynamic test loop to understand the thermal-hydraulic phenomena considering natural circulation in the plant under a broad range of plant operation conditions. The sodium experiments simulating the scram transient confirmed that PRACS started up smoothly under natural circulation, and the simulated core was stably cooled after the scram. Moreover, they were conducted by varying the pressure loss coefficients of the loop as the experimental parameters. These experiments confirmed robustness of the PRACS, which the increasing of pressure loss coefficient did not affect the heat removal capacity very much due to the feedback effect of natural circulation.     

非能动余热排出系统的稳态特性研究

以AP1000主冷却剂系统为原型,提出了1种二次侧非能动余热排出系统设计方案,并采用RELAP5/MOD3.2程序分析计算了该系统在主系统正常运行和运行瞬变工况下的稳态特性。结果表明,主系统带功率运行时,二次侧非能动余热排出系统可依靠回路工质的密度差和压力平衡使系统自动处于备用状态,不影响主系统的运行。此外,根据计算结果,分析了冷热源位差对系统稳态特性的影响。     

非能动余热排出系统数学模型研究与运行特性分析

利用某型核动力装置非能动余热排出系统1:10原理性试验的8个稳态工况、6个启动工况的试验数据,验证RELAP5/MOD3.2程序对本类型非能动余热排出系统的适用性。结果表明:垂直管内蒸汽凝结换热系数对两相流自然循环的流动与传热影响大;RELAP5/MOD3.2程序过低估算了垂直管内蒸汽流速对蒸汽凝结换热系数的影响,计算结果与试验结果偏差大。对RELAP5/MOD3.2程序垂直管内的蒸汽凝结换热模型进行修正,修正后的计算结果与试验值基本吻合;采用RELAP5程序对垂直管内两相流自然循环传热进行计算,须选择热前沿跟踪模型。对非能动余热排出系统的稳态与瞬态运行特性进行分析,理论计算与试验结果均表明:稳态工况下,系统可以实现稳定的两相流自然循环,系统排热能力受蒸汽发生器水位的影响大,冷却水入口温度与系统压力的影响相对较小;系统的启动特性良好,可快速地建立环路的自然循环,带走反应堆的衰变热。     

一体化压水堆非能动余热排出系统运行特性影响因素分析

根据一体化压水堆额定状态下的运行参数对其非能动余热排出系统进行设计计算,运用RELAP5/MOD3.4程序对该系统的运行特性及影响因素进行仿真计算和分析,通过分析不同换热器设计参数下系统的运行特性,对系统进行优化。计算结果表明：余热换热器换热面积越大、冷热芯位差越大,于自然循环的建立有利,但同时二回路压力峰值也越大。通过合理延长主蒸汽阀门关闭的延迟时间和在余热换热器上设置并联补水箱,可在不影响自然循环能力的前提下解决压力峰值过大的问题,从而优化了余热排出系统的设计。采用以上两种措施可使非能动余热排出系统在满足结构和安全的前提下具有较大的余热排出能力。     

Steady characteristic investigation on passive residual heat removal system of Chinese advanced PWR

Thermal-hydraulic characteristic investigation on passive residual heat removal system (PRHRS) of Chinese advanced PWR was conducted to provide input data for PRHRS design and to demonstrate the feasibility of unique design features. A total of 237 sets of test data at steady state have been obtained and the main influence factors on the two-phase natural circulation flow rate and residual heat removal capability were identified. On the basis of theory analysis, a correlation of two-phase natural circulation was obtained, and relative errors of 95% test data were less than ±16%. There is a considerable effect of the system status parameters on the threshold of height between heat source and heat sink, and its correlation of two-phase natural circulation system has been obtained. The steady characteristic research shows that PRHRS has the capability of removing the core decay power through natural circulation.     

基于密度锁的非能动余热排出系统设计及验证分析

提出了一种新型非能动余热排出系统设计方案,该方案以密度锁技术作为基础,采用改变压力调节回路流量,并保持循环回路内有高温工质流动的方式,建立密度锁内水力平衡关系,维持主回路和余热排出回路的隔离。以AP1000主冷却剂系统为载体,用RELAP5/MOD32程序分析了正常工况下,非能动余热排出系统的运行特性。结果表明：以密度锁内流体温度作为控制变量对调压泵转速进行调节,可逐渐建立密度锁内水力平衡关系,实现非能动余热排出系统的启动;稳态运行期间,反应堆运行参数改变时,在控制系统反馈作用下,密度锁仍能维持“封闭”状态,保证主回路和余热排出回路隔离。     

Passive cooldown performance of a 65 MW integral reactor

Advanced integral-type pressurized water reactor with a maximum thermal power of 65 MW is under development at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). This 65 MW integral reactor incorporates a number of innovative design features. In the case of a transient, the passive residual heat removal system (PRHRS) is designed to cool the reactor coolant system (RCS) from a normal operation condition to a hot shutdown condition by a natural circulation, and the shutdown cooling system (SCS) is designed to cool the primary system from a hot shutdown condition to a refueling condition by a forced circulation. A realistic calculation has been carried out by using the TASS/SMR code and a sensitivity analysis has been performed to evaluate a passive cooldown capability for various system conditions such as natural and forced circulation conditions for the reactor coolant system or the passive residual heat removal system, and number of active PRHRS trains. The reactor coolant system and the passive residual heat removal system adequately remove the core decay heat by a natural circulation and the 65 MW integral reactor can cool the coolant to the SCS entry condition in the primary system for all the possible operational conditions.     

铅铋自然循环回路热损效应分析

在液态金属自然循环回路的计算分析过程中,已有研究一般忽略散热损失,常导致计算结果与实验结果有较大的区别。为研究散热损失对液态金属自然循环回路稳态特性的影响,利用MATLAB/Simulink编制了含有散热损失模型的铅铋自然循环回路计算程序,并用实验结果进行了验证。利用该程序,分析了不同热功率、中间热交换器二次侧流量和环境温度下散热损失对自然循环回路稳态参数的影响。计算结果表明:通过减小散热损失可提高回路的自然循环流量;当二次侧流量较小时,散热损失对循环流量的影响更为明显;通过增加二次侧流量或适当增加热功率可减小散热量占总热功率的比例,提高热量利用率;当二次侧流量不变时,不同热功率下环境温度对回路的自然循环流量的影响不明显,但热量利用率会随环境温度的升高而增加。     

一种低温堆核电站的动态数学模型

针对研发的采用一体化布置、全功率自然循环的低温核反应堆电站,建立了一个可用于大功率运行范围控制系统仿真的动态数学模型.模型采用了六组缓发中子动态方程(考虑了慢化剂温度和燃料温度反应性负反馈)、集中参数的堆芯传热模型以及自然循环流动模型,重点考虑了主回路自然循环对堆芯内冷却剂和燃料棒之间的传热系数、主换热器换热系数、主回路时间常数的影响.仿真结果表明,模型能够正确反映低温堆核电站的主要动态特性,可用于电站控制系统仿真.