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Development of new treatment of fuel isotope vector in the core disruptive accident analysis of fast reactors

Tagami, Hirotaka; Ishida, Shinya; Tobita, Yoshiharu

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(12), p.1548 - 1562, 2023/12

 Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:0.01

In a design of future Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor, there is a demand for evaluation of sequences and consequences of core disruptive accidents. Future SFRs include a unique core design with axially or horizontally heterogeneous core arrangement having complex fuel isotope distribution. A new model to flexibly represent fuel isotope distribution, called the Pu-vector model, has been developed in this study for inclusion in the SIMMER-III and SIMMER-IV codes (simply called as SIMMER). The model calculates movement of individual fuel isotopes, assuming they always accompany the convecting fuel in the fluid-dynamics model. The accuracy of the Pu-vector model was confirmed by comparing with the standard Monte Carlo static neutronics calculation. The new model can improve some of the limitations in the current SIMMER code, in which the fuel isotopes are represented only by two groups, fertile and fissile fuels. Assignment of a number of fuel isotopes to the two groups requires a detailed examination of different combinations of fuel isotopes to determine an optimized combination. The Pu-vector model can eliminate this complicated procedure to be performed prior to a SIMMER analysis, and more importantly provides accurate spatial distribution of fuel isotopes and thus will improve the applicability of SIMMER to the analyses of future large heterogeneous reactors.

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Development and verification of detailed fuel pin model in the SIMMER-V code

Ishida, Shinya; Tagami, Hirotaka; Tobita, Yoshiharu; Okano, Yasushi; Yamano, Hidemasa; Kubo, Shigenobu

Dai-27-Kai Doryoku, Enerugi Gijutsu Shimpojiumu Koen Rombunshu (Internet), 5 Pages, 2023/09

no abstracts in English

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Numerical simulation on self-leveling behavior of mixed particle beds using multi-fluid model coupled with DEM

Phan, L. H. S.*; Ohara, Yohei*; Kawata, Ryo*; Liu, X.*; Liu, W.*; Morita, Koji*; Guo, L.*; Kamiyama, Kenji; Tagami, Hirotaka

Proceedings of 12th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics, Operation and Safety (NUTHOS-12) (USB Flash Drive), 12 Pages, 2018/10

Self-leveling behavior of core fuel debris beds is one of the key phenomena for the safety assessment of core disruptive accidents (CDAs) in sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs). The SIMMER code has been developed for CDA analysis of SFRs, and the code has been successfully applied to numerical simulations for key thermal-hydraulic phenomena involved in CDAs as well as reactor safety assessment. However, in SIMMER's fluid-dynamics model, it is always difficult to represent the strong interactions between solid particles as well as the discrete particle characteristics. To solve this problem, a new method has been developed by combining the multi-fluid model of the SIMMER code with the discrete element method (DEM) for the solid phase to reasonably simulate the particle behaviors as well as the fluid-particle interactions in multi-phase flows. In this study, in order to validate the multi-fluid model of the SIMMER code coupled with DEM, numerical simulations were performed on a series of self-leveling experiments using a gas injection method in cylindrical particle beds. The effects of friction coefficient on the simulation results were investigated by sensitivity analysis. Though more extensive validations are needed, the reasonable agreement between simulation results and corresponding experimental data preliminarily demonstrates the potential ability of the present method in simulating the self-leveling behaviors of debris bed. It is expected that the SIMMER code coupled with DEM is a prospective computational tool for analysis of safety issues related to solid particle debris bed in SFRs.

Journal Articles

Model for particle behavior in debris bed

Tagami, Hirotaka; Cheng, S.*; Tobita, Yoshiharu; Morita, Koji*

Nuclear Engineering and Design, 328, p.95 - 106, 2018/03

 Times Cited Count:8 Percentile:67.95(Nuclear Science & Technology)

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Experimental study on debris bed characteristics for the sedimentation behavior of solid particles used as simulant debris

Shamsuzzaman, M.*; Horie, Tatsuro*; Fuke, Fusata*; Kamiyama, Motoki*; Morioka, Toru*; Matsumoto, Tatsuya*; Morita, Koji*; Tagami, Hirotaka; Suzuki, Toru*; Tobita, Yoshiharu

Annals of Nuclear Energy, 111, p.474 - 486, 2018/01

 Times Cited Count:14 Percentile:83.87(Nuclear Science & Technology)

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Development of the evaluation methodology for the material relocation behavior in the core disruptive accident of sodium-cooled fast reactors

Tobita, Yoshiharu; Kamiyama, Kenji; Tagami, Hirotaka; Matsuba, Kenichi; Suzuki, Toru; Isozaki, Mikio; Yamano, Hidemasa; Morita, Koji*; Guo, L.*; Zhang, B.*

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 53(5), p.698 - 706, 2016/05

AA2015-0794.pdf:2.46MB

 Times Cited Count:19 Percentile:88.97(Nuclear Science & Technology)

The in-vessel retention (IVR) of core disruptive accident (CDA) is of prime importance in enhancing safety characteristics of sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs). In the CDA of SFRs, molten core material relocates to the lower plenum of reactor vessel and may impose significant thermal load on the structures, resulting in the melt through of the reactor vessel. In order to enable the assessment of this relocation process and prove that IVR of core material is the most probable consequence of the CDA in SFRs, a research program to develop the evaluation methodology for the material relocation behavior in the CDA of SFRs has been conducted. This program consists of three developmental studies, namely the development of the analysis method of molten material discharge from the core region, the development of evaluation methodology of molten material penetration into sodium pool, and the development of the simulation tool of debris bed behavior.

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A Preliminary evaluation of unprotected loss-of-flow accident for a prototype fast-breeder reactor

Suzuki, Toru; Tobita, Yoshiharu; Kawada, Kenichi; Tagami, Hirotaka; Sogabe, Joji; Matsuba, Kenichi; Ito, Kei; Ohshima, Hiroyuki

Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 47(3), p.240 - 252, 2015/04

 Times Cited Count:25 Percentile:90.75(Nuclear Science & Technology)

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Numerical simulation for debris bed behavior in sodium cooled fast reactor

Tagami, Hirotaka; Tobita, Yoshiharu

Proceedings of 10th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics, Operation and Safety (NUTHOS-10) (USB Flash Drive), 12 Pages, 2014/12

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An Investigation on debris bed self-leveling behavior with non-spherical particles

Cheng, S.; Tagami, Hirotaka; Yamano, Hidemasa; Suzuki, Toru; Tobita, Yoshiharu; Takeda, Shohei*; Nishi, Shimpei*; Nishikido, Tatsuya*; Zhang, B.*; Matsumoto, Tatsuya*; et al.

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 51(9), p.1096 - 1106, 2014/09

AA2013-0303.pdf:1.68MB

 Times Cited Count:23 Percentile:86.56(Nuclear Science & Technology)

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Experimental study and empirical model development for self-leveling behavior of debris bed using gas-injection

Cheng, S.; Tagami, Hirotaka; Yamano, Hidemasa; Suzuki, Toru; Tobita, Yoshiharu; Nakamura, Yuya*; Takeda, Shohei*; Nishi, Shimpei*; Zhang, B.*; Matsumoto, Tatsuya*; et al.

Mechanical Engineering Journal (Internet), 1(4), p.TEP0022_1 - TEP0022_16, 2014/08

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Development of assessment method for a self-leveling behavior of debris bed and analyses of experiments

Tagami, Hirotaka; Cheng, S.; Tobita, Yoshiharu; Guo, L.*; Zhang, B.*; Morita, Koji*

Proceedings of 22nd International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-22) (DVD-ROM), 8 Pages, 2014/07

The object of this study is to develop new analytical methods to simulate unique phenomena in self-leveling behavior and implement it to SFR safety analysis code. The new methods are developed with assuming that the debris bed behaves as Bingham fluid from this feature. They are categorized into two main parts. The first part is particle interaction models to model the effect of particle-particle collisions. The second part is a large deformation method, which simulates Bingham fluid characteristic of debris bed. An experimental study of self-leveling behavior is analyzed to validate the new methods. The assessment results show that these methods provide a basis to develop analytical methods of self-leveling behavior of debris bed in the safety assessment of SFRs.

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Safety evaluation of prototype fast-breeder reactor; Analysis of ULOF accident to demonstrate in-vessel retention

Suzuki, Toru; Tobita, Yoshiharu; Kawada, Kenichi; Tagami, Hirotaka; Sogabe, Joji; Ito, Kei

Proceedings of 22nd International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-22) (DVD-ROM), 10 Pages, 2014/07

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Evaluation of debris bed self-leveling behavior; A Simple empirical approach and its validations

Cheng, S.; Tagami, Hirotaka; Yamano, Hidemasa; Suzuki, Toru; Tobita, Yoshiharu; Zhang, B.*; Matsumoto, Tatsuya*; Morita, Koji*

Annals of Nuclear Energy, 63, p.188 - 198, 2014/01

 Times Cited Count:30 Percentile:91.9(Nuclear Science & Technology)

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A Methodological study extending an empirical model to predict self-leveling behavior of debris beds with non-spherical particles

Cheng, S.; Tagami, Hirotaka; Yamano, Hidemasa; Suzuki, Toru; Tobita, Yoshiharu; Nakamura, Yuya*; Zhang, B.*; Matsumoto, Tatsuya*; Morita, Koji*

Proceedings of International Conference on Power Engineering 2013 (ICOPE 2013) (USB Flash Drive), 6 Pages, 2013/10

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Application of a large deformation method for self-leveling behavior of a debris bed

Tagami, Hirotaka; Tobita, Yoshiharu

Proceedings of 8th Japan-Korea Symposium on Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Safety (NTHAS-8) (USB Flash Drive), 8 Pages, 2012/12

When fuel melt occurs and it interacts with coolant in severe accidents in SFRs, it is solidified and fragmented to particles called as debris. The debris sediments and forms debris beds on structure surface. It is important to confirm whether its thickness exceeds the coolable limit to evaluate the coolability. On the other hand, because a self-leveling behavior relocates the debris and changes the bed thickness, the behavior also must be evaluated at the same time. However, no computer code to simulate this behavior exists. Therefore, this study aims at the development of computer code to simulate the self-leveling behavior on the SIMMER code. The development consists of two necessary steps. About the first step, a macroscopic model developed for fluidized bed is applied. For the second step, large deformation method is modified to be capable in multi-phase flow model. The developed code succeeded in reproducing two experiments relating to self-leveling behavior.

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Experimental investigation of debris sedimentation behaviour on bed formation characteristics

Shamsuzzaman, M.*; Horie, Tatsuro*; Fuke, Fusata*; Kai, Takayuki*; Zhang, B.*; Matsumoto, Tatsuya*; Morita, Koji*; Tagami, Hirotaka; Suzuki, Toru; Tobita, Yoshiharu

Proceedings of 8th Japan-Korea Symposium on Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Safety (NTHAS-8) (USB Flash Drive), 10 Pages, 2012/12

Investigation on sedimentation behavior of debris is important to evaluate the sequence of core disruptive accident in SFR. To clarify this behavior, a series of experiments was performed by gravity driven discharge of solid debris from a nozzle into a water pool. The discharged debris accumulates on the collector plate at the bottom, forming either a Gaussian-type convex or ring-type concave mound depending on the experiment parameters. Three types of spherical debris with three diameters are employed to study the effect of experiment parameters on mound height of debris bed. During the experiment, mound height becomes decreasing with nozzle diameter and increasing with debris volume, which exhibits descending tendency in asymmetrical fashion with density variation and an unalike variation in mound height was observed with debris diameter. An empirical model was developed applying dimensional analysis to predict the variation in mound height of debris bed during sedimentation process.

Journal Articles

Numerical simulation of the self-leveling phenomenon by modified SIMMER-III

Zhang, B.*; Matsumoto, Tatsuya*; Morita, Koji*; Yamano, Hidemasa; Tagami, Hirotaka; Suzuki, Toru; Tobita, Yoshiharu

Proceedings of 20th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering and the ASME 2012 Power Conference (ICONE-20 & POWER 2012) (DVD-ROM), 10 Pages, 2012/07

During a hypothetical core-disruptive accident in a sodium-cooled FBR, degraded core material can form debris beds on the core-support structure and/or in the lower inlet plenum of the reactor vessel. Heat convection and vaporization of the sodium will lead ultimately to leveling the debris bed that is of crucial importance to the relocation of the molten core, the recriticality evaluation and the heat removal capability of the debris bed. There is, therefore, a great need for more studies focusing on this topic, especially the much needed numerical simulation. The debris fluidization model and the boiling regulation model are proposed and introduced into SIMMER-III. Calculations, by the modified SIMMER-III, against several representative experiments with typical self-leveling behavior have been performed and compared with the evaluated items recorded in experiments. The good agreements on these items suggest the modified SIMMER-III can simulate the self-leveling behavior with reasonable precision, especially on the onset of self-leveling, although further model improvement is necessary to represent the transient behavior of bed leveling more reasonably.

Journal Articles

A Simple approach to the prediction of transient self-leveling behavior of debris bed

Cheng, S.*; Kai, Takayuki*; Gondai, Yoji*; Nakamura, Yuya*; Fuke, Fusata*; Zhang, B.*; Matsumoto, Tatsuya*; Morita, Koji*; Yamano, Hidemasa; Tagami, Hirotaka; et al.

Proceedings of 4th International Symposium on Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation (CD-ROM), 5 Pages, 2012/01

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Study on characteristics of particle-bed self-leveling driven by gas injection

Nakamura, Yuya*; Gondai, Yoji*; Cheng, S.*; Takeda, Shohei*; Zhang, B.*; Matsumoto, Tatsuya*; Morita, Koji*; Yamano, Hidemasa; Tagami, Hirotaka; Suzuki, Toru; et al.

no journal, , 

In order to clarify the characteristics of debris bed behavior in the post accident heat removal phase in the core disruptive accidents of FBR, an experimental study to simulate the coolant boiling in debris bed by gas injection from the bottom of the bed and basic knowledge on the self-leveling characteristic for large vapor velocity was obtained.

Oral presentation

Development of numerical method to evaluate the self-leveling behavior of debris bed

Tagami, Hirotaka; Cheng, S.; Tobita, Yoshiharu; Guo, L.*; Zhang, B.*; Morita, Koji*

no journal, , 

no abstracts in English

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