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Effect of turbulent natural convection on sodium pool combustion in the steam generator building of a fast breeder reactor
, U. S.Premananda Shet
Published in
2009
Volume: 239
   
Issue: 12
Pages: 2992 - 3002
Abstract
A computational model is proposed to simulate sodium pool combustion considering the effect of turbulent natural convection in a vented enclosure of the steam generator building (SGB) of a fast breeder reactor. The model is validated by comparing the simulated results with the experimental results available in literature for sodium pool combustion in a CSTF vessel. After validation, the effects of vents and the location of the pool on the burning rate of sodium and the associated heat transfer to the walls are studied in an enclosure comparable in size to one floor of the steam generator building. In the presence of ventilation, the burning rate of sodium increases, but the total heat transferred to the walls of the enclosure is reduced. It is also found that the burning rate of sodium pool and the heat transfer to the walls of the enclosures vary significantly with the location of sodium pool. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
About the journal
JournalNuclear Engineering and Design
ISSN00295493
Open AccessNo
Concepts (19)
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    Burning rate
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    Computational model
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    FAST BREEDER REACTORS
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    Simulated results
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    TURBULENT NATURAL CONVECTION
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    Breeder reactors
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    Combustion
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    Descaling
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    Enclosures
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    Fast reactors
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    Heat exchangers
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    Heat transfer
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    Lakes
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    Natural convection
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    Smoke
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    Steam
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    Steam generators
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    Walls (structural partitions)
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    Sodium