Conceptual design and analysis of a passive residual heat removal system for a 10 MW molten salt reactor experiment |
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| Affiliation: | 1. College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China;2. Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China;1. Division of Nuclear Energy and Environmental Studies, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Andrzeja Sołtana 7, 05-400 Otwock, Poland;2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstraße 15, 85748 Garching, Germany;1. Idaho National Laboratory, Modeling and Simulation Department, United States;2. University of Tennessee, Department of Nuclear Engineering, United States;3. University of Illinois, Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, United States;1. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russia;2. Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia |
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| Abstract: | A conceptual design of a passive residual heat removal system was developed for a 10 MW molten salt reactor experiment (MSRE) designed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The principle, main components and design parameters of the system were presented, and thermal-hydraulic behaviors, such as natural circulation and heat removal ability, were numerically analyzed in the code of C++, especially for the bayonet cooling thimbles. The results show that the system can effectively remove decay heat in the molten salt in an MSRE and has a heat removal rate that approximates to the decay heat generation rate, thus causing the temperature of the molten salt to decrease steadily. The width of the gas gap in the bayonet cooling thimbles has little effect on either the heat exchange or the natural circulation inside the thimbles, while the width of the steam riser, in spite of its slight effect on the heat transfer of the system, greatly influences the natural circulation. With the width of the steam riser increase from 3.6 to 5.1 mm, the mass flow rate increases from 1.9 kg/s to 4.79 kg/s. Finally, three operational schemes were proposed for the passive residual heat removal system, among which that of reducing the bayonet cooling thimbles by three-quarters had the best comprehensive performance. |
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| Keywords: | Molten salt reactor Passive Heat removal system Conceptual design Operational scheme |
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