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TRAC-PD2 and RELAP5/MOD1 predictions of heated rod bundle experiments

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6592093
Neither code adequately predicts the subcooled boiling region of the flow: In (D-PD2, this is due to an inadequacy in the subcooled boiling model, in RELAP5/MOD1, this is due to a lack of the corresponding model. RELAP5/MOD1 predicts bulk boiling at conditions closer to equilibrium than TRAC-PD2. The codes use slighly different vertical flow region maps and correlations for interfacial friction; TRAC-PD2 predictions of the void distribution were in better agreement with the test data.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
6592093
Report Number(s):
BNL-NUREG-29860; CONF-811103-28; ON: TI84017654
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English