Recent Hydrodynamics Improvements to the RELAP5-3D Code

Conference · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009

OSTI ID:963755

Riemke, Richard A; Davis, Cliff B; Schultz, Richard R

The hydrodynamics section of the RELAP5-3D computer program has been recently improved. Changes were made as follows: (1) improved turbine model, (2) spray model for the pressurizer model, (3) feedwater heater model, (4) radiological transport model, (5) improved pump model, and (6) compressor model.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC07-99ID-13727
• OSTI ID: 963755
• Report Number(s): INL/CON-09-15301; TRN: US0903263
• Resource Relation: Conference: ICONE17,Brussels, Belgium,07/12/2009,07/16/2009
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
COMPRESSORS
COMPUTER CODES
FEEDWATER HEATERS
HYDRODYNAMICS
PRESSURIZERS
TRANSPORT
TURBINES
hydrodynamics
reactor safety
RELAP5-3D