Boilup transients in a closed system. [LMFBR]
In analysis of certain hypothetical LMFBR accidents, it is often postulated that the core undergoes a gradual disruption leading to a boiling mixture of molten fuel and steel confined within the original core volume. The boilup behavior of such a fuel/steel mixture is an important consideration in assessing the potential for recriticalities. An experimental program is underway at ANL in order to provide a phenomenological understanding of the boilup behavior. The experiment is being conducted in a five-liter pressure vessel in which a pool of de-mineralized water is heated by volumetrically spaced electrical resistance heaters. This paper discusses the results of transient tests on pool boilup response to varying condensation rates at the upper boundary.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Wisconsin Univ., Milwaukee (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 5912379
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-831047-36; ON: DE83014684
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: American Nuclear Society winter meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 30 Oct 1983
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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