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Title: 2D Thermal Hydraulic Analysis and Benchmark in Support of HFIR LEU Conversion using COMSOL

Abstract

The research documented herein was funded by a research contract between the Research Reactors Division (RRD) of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering Department (MABE). The research was governed by a statement of work (SOW) which clearly defines nine specific tasks. This report is outlined to follow and document the results of each of these nine specific tasks. The primary goal of this phase of the research is to demonstrate, through verification and validation methods, that COMSOL is a viable simulation tool for thermal-hydraulic modeling of the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) core. A secondary goal of this two-dimensional phase of the research is to establish methodology and data base libraries that are also needed in the full three-dimensional COMSOL simulation to follow. COMSOL version 3.5a was used for all of the models presented throughout this report.

Authors:
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  1. ORNL
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
989126
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-2010/18
TRN: US1007088
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; BENCHMARKS; HFIR REACTOR; ORNL; RESEARCH REACTORS; SIMULATION; TENNESSEE; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; VALIDATION; VERIFICATION; COMSOL; thermal hydraulics; LEU

Citation Formats

Freels, James D., Bodey, Isaac, Lowe, Kirk T., and Arimilli, Rao. 2D Thermal Hydraulic Analysis and Benchmark in Support of HFIR LEU Conversion using COMSOL. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.2172/989126.
Freels, James D., Bodey, Isaac, Lowe, Kirk T., & Arimilli, Rao. 2D Thermal Hydraulic Analysis and Benchmark in Support of HFIR LEU Conversion using COMSOL. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/989126
Freels, James D., Bodey, Isaac, Lowe, Kirk T., and Arimilli, Rao. 2010. "2D Thermal Hydraulic Analysis and Benchmark in Support of HFIR LEU Conversion using COMSOL". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/989126. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/989126.
@article{osti_989126,
title = {2D Thermal Hydraulic Analysis and Benchmark in Support of HFIR LEU Conversion using COMSOL},
author = {Freels, James D. and Bodey, Isaac and Lowe, Kirk T. and Arimilli, Rao},
abstractNote = {The research documented herein was funded by a research contract between the Research Reactors Division (RRD) of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering Department (MABE). The research was governed by a statement of work (SOW) which clearly defines nine specific tasks. This report is outlined to follow and document the results of each of these nine specific tasks. The primary goal of this phase of the research is to demonstrate, through verification and validation methods, that COMSOL is a viable simulation tool for thermal-hydraulic modeling of the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) core. A secondary goal of this two-dimensional phase of the research is to establish methodology and data base libraries that are also needed in the full three-dimensional COMSOL simulation to follow. COMSOL version 3.5a was used for all of the models presented throughout this report.},
doi = {10.2172/989126},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/989126}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
month = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010}
}