Automatization of parametric analyses of influence factor on load derived from thermal transient in design optimization method for plant structure in sodium-cooled fast reactor

Kikuchi, Norihiro; Mori, Takero; Okajima, Satoshi; Tanaka, Masaaki; Miyazaki, Masashi

Dai-26-Kai Doryoku, Enerugi Gijutsu Shimpojiumu Koen Rombunshu (Internet), 5 Pages, 2022/07

https://doi.org/10.1299/jsmepes.2022.26.A223

In JAEA, the design optimization method for plant structure has been developed on the process to output optimal solution of the thickness of reactor vessel wall against thermal transient and seismic loads in a SFR as a representative problem. Resistance characteristic of the wall on the load derived from thermal transient is one of the most important factors for safety estimation on the structural integrity. Failure probability of components against thermal transient was set to one of variables in the objective function for a common scale to compare with other variables in different failure mechanisms. In the iterative process to achieve the optimal solution, a number of evaluations to measure the influence on the load derived from thermal transient was necessarily conducted. More reduction of required time for evaluations is desired. To perform the iterative evaluation process efficiently, the automatization of parametric analyses was implemented in the optimization process.

Methodology development for transient flow distribution analysis in high temperature gas-cooled reactor

Aoki, Takeshi; Sato, Hiroyuki; Ohashi, Hirofumi

Proceedings of 2020 International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE 2020) (Internet), 6 Pages, 2020/08

https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE2020-16199

The flow distribution analysis, which is a part of thermal hydraulic design of the prismatic-type of the high temperature gas cooled reactor (HTGR) considering unintended flows between graphite blocks, has been performed for steady and conservative conditions. On the other hand, the transient analysis for satisfactorily realistic conditions will be helpful for the design improvement of prismatic-type HTGR. The present study aims to develop the transient flow distribution analysis code and confirm its applicability for the transient flow distribution analysis for prismatic-type HTGRs during anticipated operational occurrences and accidents utilizing experiences on high temperature engineering test reactor (HTTR) design. The calculation model and code were developed and validated for analysis of the unintended flows in the core and the molecular diffusion dominant in beginning air ingress behavior in an air ingress accident.

Development of V2UP (V&V plus uncertainty quantification and prediction) procedure for high cycle thermal fatigue in fast reactor; Framework for V&V and numerical prediction

Tanaka, Masaaki; Ohno, Shuji; Ohshima, Hiroyuki

Nuclear Engineering and Design, 299, p.174 - 183, 2016/04

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.07.010

A procedure called as V2UP (Verification and Validation plus Uncertainty quantification and Prediction) was made by referring to the existing guidelines on V&V and the methodologies of the safety assessment (CSAU, ISTIR, EMDAP). The V2UP consisted of five components as follows: (1) phenomena analysis with the Phenomena Identification and Ranking Table (PIRT) method, (2) implementation of the V&V, (3) design and rearrangement of experiments for the V&V, (4) uncertainty quantification in each problem and integration of uncertainties and (5) numerical prediction (estimation) for the target issue. Although the complete application of the procedure has not been performed at this moment, a flow chart of the V2UP procedure was described in this paper with recent results of the examinations.

Thermal-hydraulic characteristics of IFMIF liquid lithium target

Ida, Mizuho*; Nakamura, Hideo; Nakamura, Hiroshi*; Nakamura, Hiroo; Ezato, Koichiro; Takeuchi, Hiroshi

Fusion Engineering and Design, 63-64, p.333 - 342, 2002/12

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-3796(02)00122-9

no abstracts in English

Preliminary thermal-hydraulic and structural strength analyses of pre-moderator of cold moderator

Aso, Tomokazu; Kaminaga, Masanori; Terada, Atsuhiko*; Hino, Ryutaro

JAERI-Tech 2001-051, 22 Pages, 2001/08

JAERI-Tech-2001-051.pdf:4.51MB

no abstracts in English

Study on reduced-moderation water reactor (RMWR) core design; Joint research report, FY1998-1999 (Joint research)

Research Group for Advanced Reactor System; Research Group for Reactor Physics; Research Group for Thermal and Fluid Engineering

JAERI-Research 2000-035, 316 Pages, 2000/09

JAERI-Research-2000-035.pdf:19.81MB

no abstracts in English

A feasibility study of the particle interaction method for the flow regimes with the chemical reaction; (Report under the contract between JNC and Toshiba Corporation)

Shirakawa, Noriyuki*; *; *; *

JNC TJ9440 2000-008, 47 Pages, 2000/03

JNC-TJ9440-2000-008.pdf:1.96MB

The numerical thermohydraulic analysis of a LMFR component should involve its whole boundaly in order to evaluate the effect of chemical reaction within it. Therefore, it becomes difficult mainly due to computing time to adopt microscopic approach for the chemical reaction directly. Thus, the thermohydraulic code is required to model the chemically reactive fluid dynamics with constitutive correlations. The reaction rate denpends on the binary contact areas between components such as continuous liquids, droplets, solid particles, and bubbles. The contact areas change sharply according to the interface state between components. Since no experiments to study the jet flow with sodium-water chemical reaction have been done, the goal of this study is to obtain the knowledge of flow regimes and contact areas by analyzing the fluid dynamics of multi-pahse and reactive components mechanistically with the particle interaction method. For the first stage of the study, the applicability of this method to the nalysis of a liquid jet into the other liquid pool was investigated. Based on the literatures, we investigated the jet flow mechanisms and analyzed the experiment of a water jet into a gasoline pool. We also analyzed SWAT3/Run19 test, the jet flow in a rod bundle, to study the applicability of the method to a complicated boundary without a chemical reaction model. The calculated fluid dynamics was in good agreement with the experiment. Furthermore, we studied and formulated the paths of phase change and chemical reaction, and conceptually designed the adopting the heat-transfer-limited phase change model and the synthesizd reaction model with a water-hydrogen conversion ratio.

Numerical Investigation on Thermal Stratification and Striping Phenomena in Various Coolants

Yang Zumao*;

JNC TN9400 2000-009, 81 Pages, 2000/02

JNC-TN9400-2000-009.pdf:47.3MB

It is important to study thermal stratification and striping phenomena for they can induce thermal fatigue failure of structures. This presentation uses the AQUA code, which has been developed in Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC), to investigate the characteristics of these thermal phenomena in water, liquid sodium, liquid lead and carbon dioxide gas. There are altogether eight calculated cases with same Richardson number and initial inlet hot velocity in thermal stratification calculations, in which four cases have same velocity difference between inlet hot and cold fluid, the other four cases with same temperature difference. The calculated results show : (1) The fluid's properties and initial conditions have considerable effects on thermal stratification, which is decided by the combination of such as thermal conduction, viscous dissipation and buoyant force, etc., and (2) The gas has distinctive thermal stratification characteristics from those of liquid because for

Post processing system for multi-dimensionaI thermal-hydraulic analyses

Miyake, Yasuhiro*; *; ; Kimura, Nobuyuki

JNC TN9400 2000-016, 40 Pages, 1999/12

JNC-TN9400-2000-016.pdf:3.71MB

ln the conventional visualization system for the computational results, only Japanese (Nihongo) Line Printer (NLP) was available to print two dimensional cross sectional plots of vector and scalar fields. To evaluate the phenomena, an analyst had to print many plots on the NLP. This task makes difficult to check the computational results immediately after the calculation. Recently, as the visualization tools, we introduced Micro AVS and Field View which are utilized widely in the scientific and the industrial fields. ln order to show the numerical results on the visualization software, we constructed a post processing system which convert the results of the numerical code to "lntermediate files" which can be read by the visualization tools. As using this system, the examination of the numerical results can be executed on the display of the personal computer. Furthermore, the persuasive report and paper with high quality can be produced due to the color printing. As for the transient calculation, the change of the phenomena can be visually evaluated by using the animation function.

Study on flow characteristics in cold source moderator, 2; Flow pattern measurement and analysis, thermal-hydraulic analysis in cold source moderator vessel

Aso, Tomokazu; Kaminaga, Masanori; Terada, Atsuhiko; Hino, Ryutaro

JAERI-Tech 99-049, 45 Pages, 1999/06

JAERI-Tech-99-049.pdf:2.62MB

no abstracts in English