Evaluation of HECTR predictions on hydrogen transport. [PWR; BWR]

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5931664

Wester, M J; Rzepecki, D J; Camp, A L

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), under contract to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is investigating all phases of hydrogen behavior during LWR accidents. An important goal of this program is to develop the ability to predict the transient pressures and temperatures produced in LWR containments during hypothetical severe accidents involving hydrogen combustion. This is an extremely important capability, both for performing safety analyses and for designing hydrogen combustion mitigation schemes. Therefore, a computer program named HECTR (Hydrogen Event: Containment Transient Response) has been developed to model hydrogen burns in containments and the important associated gas transport and heat transfer mechanisms. An evaluation of the HECTR gas transport model is presented.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5931664
• Report Number(s): SAND-83-0682C; CONF-830816-15; ON: DE83016055
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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