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Korean Nuclear Society (한국원자력학회)
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Development of multi-cell flows in the three-layered configuration of oxide layer and their influence on the reactor vessel heating

  • Bae, Ji-Won (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Chung, Bum-Jin (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
  • Received : 2018.11.05
  • Accepted : 2019.02.02
  • Published : 2019.05.25
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Abstract

We investigated the influence of the aspect ratio (H/R) of the oxide layer on the reactor vessel heating in three-layer configuration. Based on the analogy between heat and mass transfers, we performed mass transfer experiments to achieve high Rayleigh numbers ranging from $6.70{\times}10^{10}$ to $7.84{\times}10^{12}$. Two-dimensional (2-D) semi-circular apparatuses having the internal heat source were used whose surfaces of top, bottom and side simulate the interfaces of the oxide layer with the light metal layer, the heavy metal layer, and the reactor vessel, respectively. Multi-cell flow pattern was identified when the H/R was reduced to 0.47 or less, which promoted the downward heat transfer from the oxide layer and possibly mitigated the focusing effect at the upper metallic layer. The top boundary condition greatly affected the natural convection of the oxide layer due to the presence of secondary flows underneath the cold light metal layer.

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