High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 35, Issue 10, 106001(2023)

Numerical simulation of hydrogen distribution characteristics in reactor space under severe accident

Zhiyong Xu, Jialei Liu, Yuqing Chen*, and Haifeng Wang
Author Affiliations
  • College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan 430033, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Schematic view of gas concentration measuring points
    Computational results of five mesh schemes
    Normalized gas production at a break size of 38 mm
    Simulation results of different turbulence models (top: k-ε model; bottom: zero equation model)
    Pressure change at different points in reactor space
    Temperature change at different points in reactor space
    Variation of hydrogen concentration at different points in reactor space
    Hydrogen distribution nephogram at different time
    Gas streamline distribution at different time
    • Table 1. Parameters of five different mesh schemes

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      Table 1. Parameters of five different mesh schemes

      cellsnodesmaximum skewnessaverage skewnessstandard deviation
      124005924979080.85880.24450.1686
      168871333674110.89540.23860.1684
      213736842369140.88880.23330.1705
      439792085446550.85770.22620.1695
      6658472128523960.88200.21700.1662
    • Table 2. Parameters for initial conditions and boundary conditions

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      Table 2. Parameters for initial conditions and boundary conditions

      parametervalue
      steam injection mass flow rate/(kg·s−1) 1.56932
      steam injection time/s0~2100
      steam injection temperature/K480
      hydrogen injection mass flow rate/(kg·s−1) 0.01407
      hydrogen injection time/s2100~3600
      hydrogen injection temperature/K420
      initial gas composition in reactor spaceair
      initial gas temperature in reactor compartment/K323
      initial pressure in reactor space/atm1
      injection diameter/mm38
      injection positioncold end non-isolated section
      directionvertically upward
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    Paper Information

    Category: Nuclear Science and Engineering

    Received: Apr. 19, 2023

    Accepted: Aug. 19, 2023

    Published Online: Nov. 30, 2023

    The Author Email: Chen Yuqing (chenyuqing301@163.com)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202335.230093

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