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Discussion of different analytical approaches to predicting rewet phenomena in loss-of-coolant experiments. RELAP4/MOD6 and TRAC-P1A predictions of LOFT Experiment L2-3. [PWR]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5837419· OSTI ID:5837419
The objective of this discussion is to provide an understanding of why RELAP4/MOD6 and TRAC-P1A predictions of LOFT LOCE L2-3 did not predict the observed fuel rod cladding rewet while TRAC-P1A plus the Iloeje minimum film boiling correlation prediction did. To obtain this understanding, the initial process is to determine how the post-critical heat flux (CHF) boiling curves are constructed from convective heat transfer correlations in the two computer codes. This knowledge can then be used to explain what physical processes must be accounted for in the analytical modeling to accurately represent the physically observed rewet phenomena.
Research Organization:
Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-07-1570
OSTI ID:
5837419
Report Number(s):
IDO-1570-T27
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English