Parametric study of containment emergency-sump performance: results of vertical-outlet sump tests. [PWR; BWR]

Technical Report · Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6675508· OSTI ID:6675508

Krein, M. S.; Wester, M. J.; Strom, P. O.; Weigand, G. G.

This report presents the results of a test program designed to characterize the hydraulic performance of sumps with vertical outlets. The tests were performed for a wide range of geometric and flow variables typical of ECCS sumps. The work on vertical outlet sumps presented here supplements a broader test program characterizing sumps with horizontal outlets. In addition to a parametric evaluation of the operating characteristics of vertical outlet sumps under normal approach flow conditions, the effects of perturbations to the approach flow have been considered. The effectiveness of two vortex suppression devices was demonstrated.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6675508
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-2759; SAND-82-7062; ON: DE83001608; TRN: 83-000199
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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