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PWR FLECHT SEASET 161-rod bundle flow blockage task, task plan report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6596341· OSTI ID:6596341

This report presents a descriptive plan of tests for the 161-Rod Bundle Flow Blockage Task of the Full-Length Emergency Cooling Heat Transfer Separate Effects and Systems Effects Test Program (FLECHT SEASET). This task will consist of forced and gravity reflooding tests utilizing electrical heater rods to simulate PWR nuclear core fuel rod arrays. All tests will be performed with a cosine axial power profile. These tests will be used to determine effects of flow blockage configurations on reflooding behavior and to aid in assessment/development of computational models in predicting reflooding behavior of flow blockage configurations.

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA). Nuclear Energy Systems Div.
OSTI ID:
6596341
Report Number(s):
EPRI-NP-1458
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English