Metal-water reaction and cladding deformation models for RELAP5/MOD3

Technical Report · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5780778· OSTI ID:5780778

Caraher, D. L.; Shumway, R. W.

A model for calculating the reaction of zirconium with steam according to the Cathcart-Pawel correlation has been incorporated into RELAP5/MOD3. A cladding deformation model which computes swelling and rupture of the cladding according to the empirical correlations for Powers and Meyer has also been incorporated into RELAP5/MOD3. This report gives the background of the models, documents their implantation into the RELAP5 subroutines, and reports the developmental assessment done on the models. 4 refs., 9 figs., 9 tabs.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 5780778
• Report Number(s): EGG-EAST-8557; ON: DE89016363
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CLADDING
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COOLING SYSTEMS
DEPOSITION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FLOW MODELS
FUEL ELEMENTS
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