NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 7, 070016(2025)

Large eddy simulation-based analysis of flow-induced vibration characteristics in a wire-wrapped seven-rod fuel assembly for lead-bismuth reactors

Xietian JI1, Hongjian GUO2, Jing ZHANG1、*, Yingwei WU1, Yanan HE1, Mingjun WANG1, Guanghui SU1, Suizheng QIU1, and Wenxi TIAN1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
  • 2Wuhan Second Ship Design & Research Institute, Wuhan 430064, China
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    Figures & Tables(29)
    Unidirectional and bidirectional fluid-solid coupling
    Structural diagram of the wire-wrapped fuel assembly
    Variation of pressure drop within the fluid domain associated with varying numbers of meshes
    Curve of maximum y+ value of wall surface changing with the thickness of the first boundary
    Distributions of Taylor microscale (a) and turbulent energy length scale (b) (color online)
    Time interval curves of pressure for time-step sensitivity analysis (color online)
    Grid independent analysis in solid domain
    Comparison of fluid wall pressure load fluctuations for two turbulence models (color online)
    Comparison of fuel rod vibration for two turbulence models (color online)
    Comparison of results between single and bidirectional fluid-structure interaction methods (color online)
    Comparison of numerical simulation results with UCTD empirical relationships in the fluid domain
    Schematic diagram of the experimental section
    Schematic representation of a turbulent grid
    Comparison of simulation results with experimental results (color online)
    Structural diagram of fuel rod bundle with a wire-wrapped
    Schematic diagram of data extraction points utilized for the analysis of turbulent velocity fluctuations
    Variation of turbulent velocity with time at various monitoring points in the channel 1/2 section (color online)
    Time-domain results of the fluid excitation force acting on the surface of the central fuel rod 1 (color online)(a) Point 1, (b) Point 2, (c) Point 3
    Frequency domain PSD results of the fluid-induced excitation force on the surface of the center fuel rod 1 (color online)(a) Point 1, (b) Point 2, (c) Point 3
    Modal frequencies associated with various states (color online)
    Vibration displacement results in fuel rod 1 at the central position (color online)(a) Total vibration displacement at various positions along the axial direction, (b) Vibration displacement at the axial midpoint
    Vibration displacement results from fuel rod 4 at the peripheral position (color online)(a) Total vibration displacement at various positions along the axial direction, (b) Vibration displacement at the axial midpoint
    Statistical results of vibration displacements at the axial 1/2 position of the fuel rod (color online)(a) Fuel rod 1 at the central position, (b) Fuel rod 4 at the peripheral position
    Frequency domain analysis results of the vibration response at the axial 1/2 position of centre rod 1(a) X-direction, (b) Y-direction
    Frequency domain analysis results of vibration response at the axial 1/2 position of centre rod 4(a) X-direction, (b) Y-direction
    Vibration trajectory at the 1/2 axial position of central rod 1
    • Table 1. Geometric structure of wire-wrapped fuel rod (mm)

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      Table 1. Geometric structure of wire-wrapped fuel rod (mm)

      几何参数Geometric parameter值Value
      燃料棒直径D Fuel rod diameter6.55
      绕丝直径Dw Wire diameter1.75
      螺距H Helical pitch300
      轴向长度L Axial length600
    • Table 2. Comparison of maximum amplitude for different numbers of meshes

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      Table 2. Comparison of maximum amplitude for different numbers of meshes

      网格数量

      Number of meshes / 104

      最大振幅

      Maximum amplitude / μm

      相对误差

      Relative error / %

      713.1911.92
      1703.015.61
      3722.891.40
      1 3952.85
    • Table 3. Comparison of results for natural frequency and damping ratio using different methods

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      Table 3. Comparison of results for natural frequency and damping ratio using different methods

      入口流速

      Inlet flow velocity / m·s-1

      固有频率Natural frequency / Hz阻尼比Damping ratio

      实验

      Experimental value

      数值模拟

      Numerical simulation results

      误差

      Errors / %

      实验

      Experimental value

      数值模拟

      Numerical simulation results

      误差

      Errors / %

      1029.128.52.10.013 00.014 18.5
      2029.027.93.80.021 00.023 511.9
      3029.328.62.40.030 00.032 06.7
      4029.528.72.70.045 00.044 02.2
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    Xietian JI, Hongjian GUO, Jing ZHANG, Yingwei WU, Yanan HE, Mingjun WANG, Guanghui SU, Suizheng QIU, Wenxi TIAN. Large eddy simulation-based analysis of flow-induced vibration characteristics in a wire-wrapped seven-rod fuel assembly for lead-bismuth reactors[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(7): 070016

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    Paper Information

    Category: Special Issue on The First Academic Annual Conference of the Research Reactor and Innovative Reactor Association of Chinese Nuclear Society and Advanced Nuclear Power System Reactor Engineering

    Received: Feb. 17, 2025

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 15, 2025

    The Author Email: Jing ZHANG (ZHANGJing)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.250064

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