| Abstract: | It is necessary to understand effects of scale and fluid properties on gas entrainment phenomena for prediction of gas entrainment in a fast breeder reactor (FBR). In the present study, three models of different scales but of similar geometry were used for water tests to examine the effects of scale and viscosity. The results have shown that the critical Froude (Fr) number, above which gas entrainment appears, drastically decreases as the scale increases. A prediction method using the Fr-Re map is proposed in the present paper for the sodium flow in an FBR. |
