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Yamano, Hidemasa; Kondo, Teppei*; Sugaya, Masaaki*; Kamiyama, Kenji
JAEA-Research 2007-054, 89 Pages, 2007/06
JAEA-Research-2007-054.pdf:2.57MB
The SIMMER-III code and its three-dimensional code SIMMER-IV have been developed to evaluate the consequence of core disruptive accidents in liquid-metal cooled fast reactors. The present study has extended the number of nodes in a structure model of SIMMER code from a conventional fixed two-node model to a multi-node model. The number of nodes can be specified automatically or manually. The model also treats the effect of nuclear heating and axial heat transfer models. The model was validated by basic verification calculations. The model alleviates the limitation of conventional model significantly as well as improves the reliability and accuracy of fast reactor safety analyses. This study is expected to contribute to the design study of recriticality-free concept.
Yamano, Hidemasa; Fujita, Satoshi; Tobita, Yoshiharu; Kamiyama, Kenji; Kondo, Satoru; Morita, Koji*; Fischer, E. A.; Brear, D. J.; Shirakawa, Noriyuki*; Cao, X.; et al.
JNC TN9400 2003-071, 340 Pages, 2003/08
JNC-TN9400-2003-071.pdf:1.54MB
An advanced safety analysis computer code, SIMMER-III, has been developed to investigate postulated core disruptive accidents in liquid-metal fast reactors (LMFRs). SIMMER-III is a two-dimensional, three-velocity-field, multiphase, multicomponent, Eulerian, fluid-dynamics code coupled with a space-dependent neutron kinetics model. By completing and integrating all the physical models originally intended at the beginning of this code development project, SIMMER-III is now applicable to integral reactor calculations and other complex multiphase flow problems. A systematic code assessment program, conducted in collaboration with European research organizations, has shown that the advanced features of the code have resolved many of the limitations and problem areas in the previous SIMMER-II code. In this report, the models, numerical algorithms and code features of SIMMER-III Version 3.A are described along with detailed program description. Areas which require future model refinement are also discussed. SIMMER-III Version 3.A, a coupled fluid-dynamics and neutronics code system, is expected to significantly improve the flexibility and reliability of LMFR safety analyses.
Yamano, Hidemasa; Fujita, Satoshi; Tobita, Yoshiharu; Kondo, Satoru; Morita, Koji*; Sugaya, Masaaki*; Mizuno, Masahiro*; Hosono, Seigo*; Kondo, Teppei*
JNC TN9400 2003-070, 333 Pages, 2003/08
JNC-TN9400-2003-070.pdf:1.35MB
An advanced safety analysis computer code, SIMMER-III, has been developed at Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) to more realistically investigate postulated core disruptive accidents in liquid-metal fast reactors. The two-dimensional framework of SIMMER-III fluid dynamics has been extended to three dimensions to a new code, SIMMER-IV, which is currently (in Version 2) coupled with the three-dimensional neutronics model. With the completion of the SIMMER-IV version, the applicability of the code is further enhanced and the many of the known limitations in SIMMER-III are eliminated. The sample calculations demonstrated the general validity of SIMMER-IV. This report describes SIMMER-IV Version 2.A, by documenting the models, numerical algorithms and code features, along with the program description and input and output information to aid the users.