Advancing Thermal-Hydraulic Modeling Capabilities for Molten Salt Reactors in Pronghorn
- Idaho National Laboratory
This is an M2 report for the NEAMS program. This work focuses on advancing the modeling and simulation capabilities for Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) within Pronghorn, addressing key thermal-hydraulic challenges that must be addressed for the safe and efficient operation of these advanced reactors. This report summarizes the development and validation of the following new models in Pronghorn: (i) two-equation RANS turbulence models, (ii) near-wall turbulence corrections due to curvature and roughness, and (iii) multidimensional two-phase drift-flux models. For each of these cases, along with the experimental validation, an application study of interest to MSRs is presented. In addition, this report also presents recent improvements in the domain-overlapping coupling between Pronghorn and SAM to address the cases of weakly compressible flow and flow reversal. Finally, an MSR action that greatly simplifies the setup of MSR models using NEAMS tools is described.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- 58
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- OSTI ID:
- 2476692
- Report Number(s):
- INL/RPT-24-80305-Rev000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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