Coupled Neutronics Thermal-Hydraulic Solution of a Full-Core PWR Using VERA-CS
Abstract
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL) is developing a core simulator called VERA-CS to model operating PWR reactors with high resolution. This paper describes how the development of VERA-CS is being driven by a set of progression benchmark problems that specify the delivery of useful capability in discrete steps. As part of this development, this paper will describe the current capability of VERA-CS to perform a multiphysics simulation of an operating PWR at Hot Full Power (HFP) conditions using a set of existing computer codes coupled together in a novel method. Results for several single-assembly cases are shown that demonstrate coupling for different boron concentrations and power levels. Finally, high-resolution results are shown for a full-core PWR reactor modeled in quarter-symmetry.
- Authors:
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- ORNL
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1154814
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: PHYSOR 2014, Kyoto, Japan, 20140928, 20141003
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- Core Simulator; Multiphysics; Neutron Transport; Subchannel Thermal-Hydraulics
Citation Formats
Clarno, Kevin T, Palmtag, Scott, Davidson, Gregory G, Salko, Robert K, Evans, Thomas M, Turner, John A, Belcourt, Kenneth, Hooper, Russell, and Schmidt, Rodney. Coupled Neutronics Thermal-Hydraulic Solution of a Full-Core PWR Using VERA-CS. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web.
Clarno, Kevin T, Palmtag, Scott, Davidson, Gregory G, Salko, Robert K, Evans, Thomas M, Turner, John A, Belcourt, Kenneth, Hooper, Russell, & Schmidt, Rodney. Coupled Neutronics Thermal-Hydraulic Solution of a Full-Core PWR Using VERA-CS. United States.
Clarno, Kevin T, Palmtag, Scott, Davidson, Gregory G, Salko, Robert K, Evans, Thomas M, Turner, John A, Belcourt, Kenneth, Hooper, Russell, and Schmidt, Rodney. 2014.
"Coupled Neutronics Thermal-Hydraulic Solution of a Full-Core PWR Using VERA-CS". United States.
@article{osti_1154814,
title = {Coupled Neutronics Thermal-Hydraulic Solution of a Full-Core PWR Using VERA-CS},
author = {Clarno, Kevin T and Palmtag, Scott and Davidson, Gregory G and Salko, Robert K and Evans, Thomas M and Turner, John A and Belcourt, Kenneth and Hooper, Russell and Schmidt, Rodney},
abstractNote = {The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL) is developing a core simulator called VERA-CS to model operating PWR reactors with high resolution. This paper describes how the development of VERA-CS is being driven by a set of progression benchmark problems that specify the delivery of useful capability in discrete steps. As part of this development, this paper will describe the current capability of VERA-CS to perform a multiphysics simulation of an operating PWR at Hot Full Power (HFP) conditions using a set of existing computer codes coupled together in a novel method. Results for several single-assembly cases are shown that demonstrate coupling for different boron concentrations and power levels. Finally, high-resolution results are shown for a full-core PWR reactor modeled in quarter-symmetry.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2014}
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