Computational fluid dynamics and aerosol modeling of Room 3305, Building 371, of the Rocky Flats Plant
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:10116063
The Los Alamos National Laboratory has performed experiments and modeled airflow patterns in Room 3305 of Building 371 at DOE`s Rocky Flats Plant. Knowledge of the airflow movement and ventilation rates in the plutonium-handling rooms will allow proper placement of alarms and detectors to increase worker safety. Room 3305 is complicated; it features multiple airflow inlets and outlets and complex geometry with multiple obstructions such as gloveboxes, ductwork, and other obstacles. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model of Room 3305 was feasible and whether it would yield reasonable results when compared with a limited number of experiments performed in Room 3305. A model consisting of approximately 27,000 cells, 10 air supplies, 14 exhausts, 5 variable-sized gloveboxes, and miscellaneous obstructions was constructed. This information was input to the finite-difference, transient, three-dimensional CFD computer code SOLA-DM.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 10116063
- Report Number(s):
- LA--12228-MS; ON: DE92006839
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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