NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 9, 090502(2023)

Numerical modeling and validation of evaporation and discharge of low-level radioactive wastewater based on high-pressure spray technology

Derui YANG1, Siyuan WU1, Baojie NIE1, Weiguo GU1, Bo WANG2, Dezhong WANG1、*, and Ailing ZHANG2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 2Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center, Beijing 100082, China
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    Figures & Tables(8)
    Schematic diagram of high-pressure spray evaporation technology
    Mesh diagram of computational domain and spray nozzle
    Grid convergence of evaporation fraction along with distance from nozzle
    Relative light intensity comparison between numerical simulation and experimental results for cases I (a) and II (b)
    Plume trajectory of droplet dispersion for case III
    • Table 1. Three cases used to validate numerical modeling

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      Table 1. Three cases used to validate numerical modeling

      参数Parameter工况I Case I工况II Case II工况III Case III
      速度Velocity / m∙s-13.983.981.27
      含湿量Specific humidity / g∙kg-113.618.208.10

      相对湿度Relative humidity / %

      温度Temperature / ºC

      喷嘴流量Mass flow rate of nozzle / kg∙h-1

      83.91

      21.60

      3.12

      50.86

      21.60

      3.16

      49.14

      21.90

      5.55

    • Table 2. Comparison of droplet Salter mean diameter variation and distance from nozzle

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      Table 2. Comparison of droplet Salter mean diameter variation and distance from nozzle

      工况Case距喷嘴距离Distance / m模拟Simulation / μm实验Experiment / μm相对误差Relative error / %
      工况ICase I0.1527.7227.944.37
      1.027.4826.902.16
      2.028.1526.356.85
      3.027.9825.519.67
      4.027.8624.5213.62
      工况IICase II0.1526.4626.640.67
      1.027.5626.523.92
      2.026.4725.444.05
      3.026.1224.138.27
      4.025.8623.0812.04
    • Table 3. Comparison of droplet deposition and distance from nozzle

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      Table 3. Comparison of droplet deposition and distance from nozzle

      工况Case距喷嘴距离Distance / m模拟Simulation / g∙h-1实验Experiment / g∙h-1相对误差Relative error / %
      工况IIICase III1.00.120 00.114 64.71
      2.00.382 80.414 67.67
      3.00.963 01.026 06.14
      4.00.955 81.127 415.22
      5.00.638 40.654 02.39
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    Derui YANG, Siyuan WU, Baojie NIE, Weiguo GU, Bo WANG, Dezhong WANG, Ailing ZHANG. Numerical modeling and validation of evaporation and discharge of low-level radioactive wastewater based on high-pressure spray technology[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(9): 090502

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Mar. 28, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 8, 2023

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    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.090502

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