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Title: Design, Testing and Modeling of the Direct Reactor Auxiliary Cooling System for AHTRs

Abstract

The principal objective of this research is to test and model the heat transfer performance and reliability of the Direct Reactor Auxiliary Cooling System (DRACS) for AHTRs. In addition, component testing of fluidic diodes is to be performed to examine the performance and viability of several existing fluidic diode designs. An extensive database related to the thermal performance of the heat exchangers involved will be obtained, which will be used to benchmark a computer code for the DRACS design and to evaluate and improve, if needed, existing heat transfer models of interest. The database will also be valuable for assessing the viability of the DRACS concept and benchmarking any related computer codes in the future. The experience of making a liquid fluoride salt test facility available, with lessons learned, will greatly benefit the development of the Fluoride Salt-cooled High-temperature Reactor (FHR) and eventually the AHTR programs.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP)
OSTI Identifier:
1183704
Report Number(s):
DOE/NEUP-10-951
10-951; TRN: US1500406
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-05ID14517
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; FLUORIDES; HEAT TRANSFER; DESIGN; HEAT EXCHANGERS; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; PERFORMANCE; TESTING; MOLTEN SALT COOLED REACTORS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; TEST FACILITIES; RELIABILITY

Citation Formats

Lv, Quiping, Sun, Xiaodong, Chtistensen, Richard, Blue, Thomas, Yoder, Graydon, and Wilson, Dane. Design, Testing and Modeling of the Direct Reactor Auxiliary Cooling System for AHTRs. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.2172/1183704.
Lv, Quiping, Sun, Xiaodong, Chtistensen, Richard, Blue, Thomas, Yoder, Graydon, & Wilson, Dane. Design, Testing and Modeling of the Direct Reactor Auxiliary Cooling System for AHTRs. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1183704
Lv, Quiping, Sun, Xiaodong, Chtistensen, Richard, Blue, Thomas, Yoder, Graydon, and Wilson, Dane. 2015. "Design, Testing and Modeling of the Direct Reactor Auxiliary Cooling System for AHTRs". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1183704. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1183704.
@article{osti_1183704,
title = {Design, Testing and Modeling of the Direct Reactor Auxiliary Cooling System for AHTRs},
author = {Lv, Quiping and Sun, Xiaodong and Chtistensen, Richard and Blue, Thomas and Yoder, Graydon and Wilson, Dane},
abstractNote = {The principal objective of this research is to test and model the heat transfer performance and reliability of the Direct Reactor Auxiliary Cooling System (DRACS) for AHTRs. In addition, component testing of fluidic diodes is to be performed to examine the performance and viability of several existing fluidic diode designs. An extensive database related to the thermal performance of the heat exchangers involved will be obtained, which will be used to benchmark a computer code for the DRACS design and to evaluate and improve, if needed, existing heat transfer models of interest. The database will also be valuable for assessing the viability of the DRACS concept and benchmarking any related computer codes in the future. The experience of making a liquid fluoride salt test facility available, with lessons learned, will greatly benefit the development of the Fluoride Salt-cooled High-temperature Reactor (FHR) and eventually the AHTR programs.},
doi = {10.2172/1183704},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1183704}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}