HMS-burn: a model for hydrogen distribution and combustion in nuclear reactor containments

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6495774

Travis, J R

It is now possible to analyze the time-dependent, fully three-dimensional behavior of hydrogen combustion in nuclear reactor containments. This analysis involves coupling the full Navier-Stokes equations with multi-species transport to the global chemical kinetics of hydrogen combustion. A transport equation for the subgrid scale turbulent kinetic energy density is solved to produce the time and space dependent turbulent transport coefficients. The heat transfer coefficient governing the exchange of heat between fluid computational cells adjacent to wall cells is calculated by a modified Reynolds analogy formulation. The analysis of a MARK-III containment indicates very complex flow patterns that greatly influence fluid and wall temperatures and heat fluxes.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6495774
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-85-3621; CONF-8510173-20; ON: TI86002418
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
220900* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Reactor Safety
ACCIDENTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
CONTAINMENT
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ELEMENTS
EQUATIONS
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS
NONMETALS
OXIDATION
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES