渦による自由液面からのガス巻込み現象観察と物性評価

Evaluate in liquid properties and observation in gas entrainment from the free surface by vortex

大手 直介*; 小泉 安郎*; 上出 英樹 ; 大野 修司  ; 伊藤 啓

Ote, Naosuke*; Koizumi, Yasuo*; Kamide, Hideki; Ohno, Shuji; Ito, Kei

ナトリウム冷却高速炉におけるガス巻込み研究の一環として、円筒容器内に形成される自由表面渦によるガス巻込み量の計測実験(高速炉カメラを用いたガス巻込み形態の可視化)を実施している。過去の研究では、試験流体として水を用いていたが、本研究では新たにケロシンとシリコンオイルを用いた試験を行い、流体物性がガス巻込み挙動に与える影響について評価する。

A sodium-cooled fast breeder reactor is now at the development stage in Japan. One concern for safety is cover gas entrainment into the sodium coolant. The gas entrainment rate into liquid by the vortex formed on the free surface was examined experimentally. Liquid flowed into a cylindrical vessel from a wall tangentially. Swirl flow was formed in the vessel, and then liquid drained from the bottom outlet of the vessel. A hollow vortex was formed on the free surface in the test vessel. The air was entrained under the free surface of the vortex and carried away from the bottom of the vessel. The flow state of the gas entertainment was visually observed by using a high speed video camera. The gas entrainment rate into liquid was measured. In the previous study, test fluid was water. Kerosene and 20 cSt silicone oil were newly introduced as the test fluid to examine the effect of the physical properties on the gas entertainment phenomena.