Neutronics/thermal-hydraulics coupling simulation using JAMPAN in a single BWR fuel assembly

Kamiya, Tomohiro; Nagatake, Taku; Ono, Ayako; Tada, Kenichi; Kondo, Ryoichi; Nagaya, Yasunobu; Yoshida, Hiroyuki

Proceedings of 31st International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE31) (Internet), 7 Pages, 2024/11

https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE31-135974

We have developed the JAEA Advances Multi-Physics Analysis platform for Nuclear systems (JAMPAN) to realize high-fidelity neutronics/thermal-hydraulics coupling simulations. We will perform MVP/JUPITER coupling simulation for a single BWR fuel assembly in order to confirm that the neutronics/thermal-hydraulics coupling through JAMPAN is feasible. This presentation explains how to send and receive data between MVP and JUPITER through JAMPAN and simulation results.

Development of high-fidelity multi-physics platform JAMPAN

Tada, Kenichi; Kondo, Ryoichi; Kamiya, Tomohiro; Nagatake, Taku; Ono, Ayako; Nagaya, Yasunobu; Yoshida, Hiroyuki

Proceedings of International Conference on Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR 2024) (Internet), p.1488 - 1497, 2024/04

JAEA has developed a new high-fidelity multi-physics platform JAMPAN for connecting single-physics codes such as a neutronics code and a thermal-hydraulics code. It consists of the HDF5 formatted data container and input and output data handler modules to generate the input file and read the output file of the single-physics code. Users can easily add or exchange the code by implementing input and output data handler modules for this code. The first target of JAMPAN is the coupling of neutronics and thermal-hydraulics calculations to provide reference results of core analysis codes. The current version of JAMPAN couples the neutronics code MVP and the thermal-hydraulics codes JUPITER, ACE-3D, and NASCA. Users can select the thermal-hydraulics code depending on the scale of problems to be solved, computational performance, and so on. This presentation explains the overview of JAMPAN and shows the results of the neutronics and thermal-hydraulics coupling calculation.

Development of multi-dimensional sharp-interface method based on conservation law for liquid-gas two-phase compressible fluid simulations

Kamiya, Tomohiro; Yoshida, Hiroyuki

Dai-37-Kai Suchi Ryutai Rikigaku Shimpojiumu Koen Rombunshu (Internet), 8 Pages, 2023/12

We developed a sharp-interface method satisfying a conservation law for a compressible two-phase flow. In this presentation, the outline and numerical test results of the developed method in multi-dimension were reported. The ghost fluid method does not cause numerical diffusion at a gas-liquid interface because difference between gas and liquid phases is avoided. It cannot satisfy the conservation law because cells in which liquid and gas coexist are not prepared although in fact an interface crosses a cell. Hence, we developed the ghost fluid method satisfying a conservation law by preparing cells in which liquid and gas coexist by VOF method. Multi-dimensional basic equations are solved by a split method which is one of the geometric VOF methods. We solved an underwater explosion problem and confirmed that gas bubble expansion and compressible wave propagation which are observed in the steam explosion can be represented and developed method satisfies the conservation law.

Investigation of niobium surface roughness and hydrogen content with different polishing conditions for performance recovery of superconducting QWRs in JAEA Tokai-Tandem Accelerator

Kamiya, Junichiro; Nii, Keisuke*; Kabumoto, Hiroshi; Kondo, Yasuhiro; Tamura, Jun; Harada, Hiroyuki; Matsui, Yutaka; Matsuda, Makoto; Moriya, Katsuhiro; Ida, Yoshiaki*; et al.

e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology (Internet), 21(4), p.344 - 349, 2023/05

https://doi.org/10.1380/ejssnt.2023-046

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Development of JAEA advanced multi-physics analysis platform for nuclear systems

Kamiya, Tomohiro; Ono, Ayako; Tada, Kenichi; Akie, Hiroshi; Nagaya, Yasunobu; Yoshida, Hiroyuki; Kawanishi, Tomohiro

Proceedings of 29th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE 29) (Internet), 8 Pages, 2022/11

https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE29-91828

JAEA started to develop the advanced reactor analysis code JAMPAN (JAEA advanced multi-physics analysis platform for nuclear systems). The current version of JAMPAN handles the continuous energy Monte Carlo code MVP and the detailed thermal-hydraulics analysis code for multiphase and multicomponent JUPITER. JAMPAN is designed to consider the extensibility and it does not depend on the analysis codes. All calculations in JAMAPAN are not directly connected. JAMPAN has data containers, and all input and output data of each analysis code are set in these data containers. JAMPAN will easily exchange the calculation codes and add the other calculations, e.g., structure calculation and irradiation calculation since the input and the output format of each code has no impact on the other calculation codes. The 4 by 4 pin-cell geometry was used as the demonstration calculation of JAMPAN and the physically reasonable calculation results were obtained.

Volatilization of BC control rods in Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors during meltdown; B-Li isotopic signatures in cesium-rich microparticles

Fueda, Kazuki*; Takami, Ryu*; Minomo, Kenta*; Morooka, Kazuya*; Horie, Kenji*; Takehara, Mami*; Yamasaki, Shinya*; Saito, Takumi*; Shiotsu, Hiroyuki; Onuki, Toshihiko*; et al.

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 428, p.128214_1 - 128214_10, 2022/04

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128214

Development of {QWR}s for the Future Upgrade of {JAEA} Tandem Superconducting Booster

Kondo, Yasuhiro; Harada, Hiroyuki; Kabumoto, Hiroshi; Kamiya, Junichiro; Matsuda, Makoto; Moriya, Katsuhiro; Tamura, Jun; Kako, Eiji*; Domae, Takeshi*; Sakai, Hiroshi*; et al.

Proceedings of 20th International Conference on RF Superconductivity (SRF 2021) (Internet), p.299 - 302, 2021/10

https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-SRF2021-MOPCAV015

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) tandem booster is one of the pioneering superconducting heavy ion linac in the world. It consists of 40 QWRs with an operation frequency of 130 MHz and , and has potential to accelerate various ions up to Au to 10 MeV/u. The user operation was started in 1994, however, it has been suspended since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Recently, in addition to the efforts to restart the tandem booster, activities to develop new lower-beta cavities to improve the acceleration efficiency of heavier ions such as Uranium has been launched. In this work, the current status of the design study of the QWRS for the JAEA tandem facility is presented. Electro-magnetic design using simulation code was performed and acceleration gradient of 5.7 MV/m and 6.6 MV/m was obtained for 130-MHz and 65-MHz QWRs, respectively.

Production of and mesons in UU collisions at GeV

Acharya, U.*; Hasegawa, Shoichi; Imai, Kenichi*; Nagamiya, Shoji*; Sako, Hiroyuki; Sato, Susumu; Tanida, Kiyoshi; PHENIX Collaboration*; 397 of others*

Physical Review C, 102(6), p.064905_1 - 064905_13, 2020/12

AA2021-0364.pdf:1.16MB

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.064905

Production of at forward rapidity in collisions at GeV

Acharya, U.*; Hasegawa, Shoichi; Imai, Kenichi*; Nagamiya, Shoji*; Sako, Hiroyuki; Sato, Susumu; Tanida, Kiyoshi; PHENIX Collaboration*; 344 of others*

Physical Review D, 102(9), p.092002_1 - 092002_14, 2020/11

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.102.092002

Measurement of charged pion double spin asymmetries at midrapidity in longitudinally polarized collisions at GeV

Acharya, U.*; Hasegawa, Shoichi; Imai, Kenichi*; Nagamiya, Shoji*; Sako, Hiroyuki; Sato, Susumu; Tanida, Kiyoshi; PHENIX Collaboration*; 354 of others*

Physical Review D, 102(3), p.032001_1 - 032001_9, 2020/08

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.102.032001