Experimental investigation on characteristics of mixed particle debris in sedimentation and bed formation behavior

混合粒子デブリの堆積及びベッド形成挙動に関する実験的研究

Sheikh, M. A. R.*; Son, E.*; 神山 基紀*; 森岡 徹*; 松元 達也*; 守田 幸路*; 松場 賢一  ; 神山 健司  ; 鈴木 徹

Sheikh, M. A. R.*; Son, E.*; Kamiyama, Motoki*; Morioka, Toru*; Matsumoto, Tatsuya*; Morita, Koji*; Matsuba, Kenichi; Kamiyama, Kenji; Suzuki, Toru

高速炉の炉心損傷事故時に形成される燃料デブリの落下・堆積挙動を明らかにするため、燃料デブリを模擬した特性の異なる固体粒子(アルミナ、スティール)の混合粒子を水プール中へ落下・堆積させる粒子ベッド形成実験を行い、堆積デブリベッドの形状に対する主要パラメータの影響を検討した。本研究により、燃料デブリの落下・堆積に関する数値モデル及びシミュレーションコードの検証に有効な実験データ及び知見が得られた。

This paper reports an experimental evaluation on debris bed formation characteristics in core-disruptive accidents cogitating the heterogeneous mixture of particles. In the present study, to appraise the characteristics, a series of experiments was accomplished by gravity driven discharge of solid binary mixtures of particles as simulant debris from a nozzle into a quiescent water pool in isothermal condition at room temperature. Currently, two types of spherical particles, namely Alumina and stainless steel with different diameter are employed to study the effect of key experimental parameters on bed mound shape. In experimental investigation both convex and concave mound shapes were perceived based on the effect of particle size and nozzle diameter. The present outcomes could be useful to validate numerical models and simulation codes of particulate debris sedimentation.