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CAPRICORN subchannel code for sodium boiling in LMFBR fuel bundles. [Comparison with W-1 SLSF pipe rupture]

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OSTI ID:5641755
The CAPRICORN computer code analyzes steady-state and transient, single-phase and boiling problems in LMFBR fuel bundles. CAPRICORN uses the same type of subchannel geometry as the COBRA family of codes and solves a similar system of conservation equations for mass, momentum, and energy. However, CAPRICORN uses a different numerical solution method which allows it to handle the full liquid-to-vapor density change for sodium boiling. Results of the initial comparison with data (the W-1 SLSF pipe rupture experiment) are very promising and provide an optimistic basis for proceeding with further development.
Research Organization:
Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76FF02170
OSTI ID:
5641755
Report Number(s):
HEDL-SA-2965-FP; CONF-831047-88; ON: DE84001498
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English