Constructing A New CHF Look-Up Table Based on the Domain Knowledge Informed Machine Learning Methodology
Accurate prediction of CHF under various fluid flow conditions continues to be required for design, operation and safety analysis of light water reactor rod bundles. Due to the lack of in-depth physical understanding as well as limited high-resolution data in the micro-scale flow and heat transfer, the existing models feature a sub-optimal uncertainty band. In this study, driven by the prior domain knowledge information obtained, an improved CHF look-up table is developed through unified machine learning algorithms for the vertical flow conditions within tube and annulus geometry. The Groeneveld 2006 look-up table is used as the domain knowledge to train machine learning process against tube and annulus CHF data for both DNB and DO type. The new look-up table shows improved accuracy for conditions relevant to PWRs and BWRs. In addition, its domain knowledge informed nature ensures that a rationale prediction can be made, thus accounting for previous valuable information in the machine learning model training process.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1867773
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 19th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-19) - Oak Ridge (virtual), Tennessee, United States of America - 3/6/2022 10:00:00 AM-3/11/2022 10:00:00 AM
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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