A Computational-experimental Study to Simulate Mixing and Thermal Stratification in SFRs
This NEUP project 16-10579 entitled “A Computational-Experimental Study to Simulate Mixing and Thermal Stratification in SFRs”, has investigated important phenomena of thermal stratification and mixing in Sodium-cooled Faster reactors (SFRs). A liquid metal experimental set-up was built at Kansas State University to generate high fidelity experimental data and validate computational models. The scope of the work involved - scaled down design of experimental facility, construction and commissioning of the new facility, conducting thermal-hydraulics experiments relevant to the physics of thermal stratification and mixing in the plena, developing 3D CFD models of the experiments, developing SAS4A/SASSYS-1 system model of the liquid metal experimental facility , survey of previous data in literature on stratification experiments and recommendations for improved models.
- Research Organization:
- Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- NE0008559
- OSTI ID:
- 1608450
- Report Number(s):
- Final-Report-DE-NE0008559; 16-10579; TRN: US2104756
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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