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COBRA/TRAC simulation of a semiscale small break LOCA. [PWR]

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5624402
The COBRA/TRAC computer program has been developed to predict the thermal-hydraulic response of nuclear reactor primary coolant systems to small and large break loss-of-coolant accidents and other anticipated transients. The code solves the compressible three-dimensional, two-fluid, three-field equations for two-phase flow in the reactor vessel. The three fields are the vapor field, the continuous liquid field, and the liquid drop field. A five-equation drift flux model is used to model fluid flow in the primary system piping, pressurizer, pumps, and accumulator. In the code modeling of Semiscale Test S-UT-2, the intact and broken loops, and the upper head injection (UHI) systems are represented by one-dimensional components,. The pressure vessel and two steam generators are modeled using the three-dimensional VESSEL component. The results from the COBRA/TRAC calculation give a reasonable match with the measured data.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
5624402
Report Number(s):
PNL-SA-11420; CONF-831047-96; ON: DE84002589
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English