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PWR FLECHT SEASET 21-rod bundle flow blockage task. Task plan report. FLECHT SEASET Program report No. 5

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7042850· OSTI ID:7042850

This report presents a descriptive plan of tests for the 21-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 are planned to be used to determine effects of various flow blockage configurations (shapes and distributions) on reflooding behavior, to aid in development/assessment of computational models in predicting reflooding behavior of flow blockage configurations, and to screen flow blockage configurations for future 161-rod flow blockage bundle tests.

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
OSTI ID:
7042850
Report Number(s):
EPRI-NP-1382; NUREG/CR-1370; WCAP-9658
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English