NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 9, 090605(2024)

Numerical study of coupled heat transfer between primary and secondary sides of helical coiled tube steam generator for liquid metal fast reactor

Jialun LIU1、*, Liang NING1, Jinpeng LIN1, Jie XIN1, Min LI2, and Huixiong LI3
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of New Energy, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an 710065, China
  • 2Ningxia Special Equipment Inspection and Testing Institute, Yinchuan 750000, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an JiaoTong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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    Simplified structural diagram of helical coiled tube steam generator
    Meshing of research objects
    The comparison between the experimental data and the numerical calculation results of this study
    The comparison between the experimental data and the calculation results using the model of this study
    Grid independence verification results
    Contours of vapor volume fraction on section of helical coiled tube under different primary side inlet types(a) Primary side mass is lead-bismuth gas content distribution, (b) Primary side mass is water gas content distribution
    The distribution diagram of the circumferential angle
    Calculation results of along distribution of secondary side fluid vapor volume fraction under different primary side inlet types
    Calculation results of heat transfer coefficients of inner and outer wall surfaces of helical coiled tube under different primary side inlet types
    Calculation results of heat flux distribution along the inner wall of helical coiled tube under different primary side inlet types
    Temperature distribution of wall in helical coiled tube under different primary side inlet types
    Calculation results of the heat transfer coefficients distribution along the inner wall of helical coiled tube under different inlet lead-bismuth temperatures
    Calculation results of the heat flux distribution along the inner wall of helical coiled tube under different inlet lead- bismuth temperatures
    • Table 1. Thermodynamic properties of LBE

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      Table 1. Thermodynamic properties of LBE

      铅铋物性 Lead-bismuth properties经验关联式 Correlation
      熔化温度 Melting temperature / KTlb=398
      密度 Density / kg∙m-3ρlb=11 065-1.293∙T
      比热容 Isobaric specific heat / J∙kg-1∙K-1Cplb=118.2-5.934×10-3T+7.183×106T-2
      导热系数 Thermal conductivity / W∙m-1∙K-1λlb=3.284+1.617×10-2T-2.305×10-6T2
      动力粘度 Dynamic viscosity / Pa∙sηlb=4.94×10-4∙exp(754.1/T)
    • Table 2. The experimental conditions of the verification example

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      Table 2. The experimental conditions of the verification example

      实验参数

      Experimental parameters

      数值 Value

      螺旋管内径

      Heliacal coiled tube internal diameter / mm

      12.49
      螺旋管外径Heliacal coiled tube external diameter / mm17.23
      螺旋直径 Coil diameter / m1.0
      螺旋截距 Coil pitch / m0.79
      螺旋管管长 Heliacal coiled tube length / m23
      螺旋管圈数 Number of coil turns10
      入口流量 Inlet mass flux / kg∙m-2∙s-1206
      壁面热流密度 Heat flux / kW∙m-251
    • Table 3. Operation conditions of helical coiled tube steam generator studied in the examples of this section

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      Table 3. Operation conditions of helical coiled tube steam generator studied in the examples of this section

      参数 Parameters一次侧-铅铋 Primary side lead-bismuth[13]一次侧-水 Primary side water[21]
      一次侧入口压力 Primary side inlet pressure / MPa115.5
      一次侧进口温度 Primary side inlet temperature / ℃450328.4
      一次侧进口速度 Primary side inlet velocity / m∙s-10.50.47
      二次侧入口压力 Secondary side inlet pressure / MPa55
      二次侧进口温度 Secondary side inlet temperature / ℃150150
      二次侧进口速度Secondary side inlet velocity / m∙s-10.50.5
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    Jialun LIU, Liang NING, Jinpeng LIN, Jie XIN, Min LI, Huixiong LI. Numerical study of coupled heat transfer between primary and secondary sides of helical coiled tube steam generator for liquid metal fast reactor[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(9): 090605

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    Category: NUCLEAR ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

    Received: Jan. 18, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Nov. 13, 2024

    The Author Email: LIU Jialun (ljl.619@163.com)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.090605

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