Fuel Rod Bundle

Authors: Krauss and Meyer

Type: Experimental

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Contents

Description

Flow Parameters

Reference Publications

Results

Description

Turbulent air flow in a central channel of heated 37-rod bundle with triangular array. The case presents significant differences with the standard flow in a circular tube. Moreover there is the presence of a large-scale periodic fluctuation of velocity and temperature in the gap region between two adjacent rod. These fluctuations are responsible of the exchange of momentum and energy between sub-channels. The secondary flow has a minor role in this exchange process.

• Cross section of 37-rof bundle

• System of reference and measurement points:
  

Flow Parameters

Re = 38754 Gr/Re2~1e-3 @ P/D = 1.06

Re = 64590 Gr/Re2~1e-3 @ P/D = 1.12

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Reference Publications

1. T. Krauss, L. Meyer; "Experimental investigation of turbulent transport of momentum and energy in a heated rod bundle";Nuclear Engineering and Design, 180, pp 185-206, 1998. Download
2. L. Meyer, "Measurements of turbulent velocity and temperature in axial flow through a heated rod bundle", Nuclear Engineering and Design, 146, pp 71-82, 1994. Download
3. V. Vonka: "Measurement of secondary flow vortices in a rod bundle": Nuclear Engineering and Design, Volume 106, Issue 2, 2 February 1988, Pages 191-207. Downloand
4. V. Vonka; "Turbulent transports by secondary flow vortices in a rod bundle"; Nuclear Engineering and Design, Volume 106, Issue 2, 2 February 1988, Pages 209-220. Download
5. Gusztáv Mayer, József Páles and Gábor Házi; "Large eddy simulation of subchannels using the lattice Boltzmann method"; Annals of Nuclear Energy, Volume 34, Issues 1-2, January 2007, Pages 140-149. Download
6. E. Baglietto, H. Ninokata and Takeharu Misawa; "CFD and DNS methodologies development for fuel bundle simulations": Nuclear Engineering and Design, Volume 236, Issues 14-16, August 2006, Pages 1503-1510. Download
7. E. Baglietto and H. Ninokata; "A turbulence model study for simulating flow inside tight lattice rod bundles"; Nuclear Engineering and Design, Volume 235, Issue 7, March 2005, Pages 773-784. Download
8. A. C. Trupp and R. S. Azad; "The structure of turbulent flow in triangular array rod bundles"; Nuclear Engineering and Design, Volume 32, Issue 1, April 1975, Pages 47-84. Download
9. Ninokata,H., et al.; "Analysis of low Reynolds number turbulent flow phenomena in nuclear fuel pin sub assemblies of tight lattice configuration."; Nucl. Eng. Des. (2009), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2008.10.030

Results

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