NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 1, 010604(2023)

Temperature field and stress field analysis of molten salt U-tube heat exchanger based on fluid-thermal-solid coupling method

Yushuang CHEN1, Jian TIAN1、*, Mengting DING1,2, Yang ZOU1, and Naxiu WANG1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    Schematic diagram of heat exchanger for molten salt
    Mesh generation for the CFD analysis of heat exchanger for molten salt
    The cloud map of velocity distribution of molten salt heat exchanger in cross section
    Velocity vector diagram of molten salt heat exchanger
    The cloud map of pressure distribution of molten salt heat exchanger
    Cloud map of temperature distribution of heat transfer tubes and tube boxes for molten salt heat exchanger
    Cloud map of temperature distribution of tube sheet and tube box
    Cloud map of temperature distribution for shell side solid of molten salt heat exchanger
    Cloud map of stress distribution for tube sheet of molten salt heat exchanger
    Schematic diagram of path in tube sheet of molten salt heat exchanger
    Stress distribution along the path 1 of tube sheet thickness of molten salt heat exchanger
    Stress distribution along the path 2 of barrel thickness of molten salt heat exchanger
    • Table 1. Process parameters of heat exchanger

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      Table 1. Process parameters of heat exchanger

      参数名称Parameters

      管程

      Tube-side

      壳程

      Shell-side

      设计压力Design pressure / MPa0.500.50
      设计温度Design temperature / ℃700700
      壳体长度The length of the shell / m2.0

      壳体内径

      Inner diameter of the shell / m

      0.2
      折流板间距Baffle spacing / m0.124
      管数Tube number18
      管间距Tube pitch / m0.02
    • Table 2. Physical properties of molten salt

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      Table 2. Physical properties of molten salt

      参数Parameters熔盐Molten salt [16]
      密度Density / g·cm-3ρ=2.613 3-6.431×10-4T (K)
      比热容Specific heat capacity / J·(kg·K)-11 880
      黏度Dynamic viscosity / Pa·sη=0.008 06 exp(-5 058.43/T+3.923 42×106/T2)
      热导率Thermal conductivity / W·(m·K)-1λ=-0.445 32+0.001 4T (K)
    • Table 3. Takeover load of molten salt heat exchanger

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      Table 3. Takeover load of molten salt heat exchanger

      管程入口接管载荷 Tube side inlet nozzle load
      载荷LoadFX / NFY / NFZ / NMX / NmMY / NmMZ / Nm
      -1-87515-8-1-1
      管程出口接管载荷 Tube side outlet nozzle load
      载荷LoadFX / NFY / NFZ / NMX / NmMY / NmMZ / Nm
      1-88-57155-85
      壳程入口接管载荷 Shell side inlet nozzle load
      载荷LoadFX / NFY / NFZ / NMX / NmMY / NmMZ / Nm
      -1660849-3915
      壳程出口接管载荷 Shell side outlet nozzle load
      载荷LoadFX / NFY / NFZ / NMX / NmMY / NmMZ / Nm
      -1660849-3915
    • Table 4. The comparison between experiment and simulation analysis of molten salt heat exchanger

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      Table 4. The comparison between experiment and simulation analysis of molten salt heat exchanger

      参数名称

      Parameters

      冷盐出口温度

      Outlet temperature of cold salt / ℃

      热盐出口温度

      Outlet temperature of hot salt / ℃

      热功率

      Thermal power / kW

      实验值Experimental value570.26613.73302.87
      CFD值 Simulation value567.95614.99293.55
      偏差Deviation / %-0.410.20-3.07
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    Yushuang CHEN, Jian TIAN, Mengting DING, Yang ZOU, Naxiu WANG. Temperature field and stress field analysis of molten salt U-tube heat exchanger based on fluid-thermal-solid coupling method[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(1): 010604

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jun. 7, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 17, 2023

    The Author Email: TIAN Jian (tianjian@sinap.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.010604

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