A thermal fluid-dynamic steady state analysis of the EADF downcomer channel
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2000-04-04
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Aragonese, Cosimo
Buono, Stefano
Fotia, Giorgio
Maciocco, Luca
Moreau, Vincent
Sorrentino, Luca
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Abstract
In this work a numerical simulation of the Energy Amplifier Demonstration Facility (EADF) [1, 2] downcomer channel is presented. The simulation is fully three-dimensional (3D) and is focused on a Steady-State Analysis. All relevant
heat transfer phenomena are taken into account.
The Intermediate Heat eXchangers (IHX) of the EADF reference configuration are immersed in the lead-bismuth eutectic of the downcomer and no physical barrier separates the hot and cold collectors.
As expected, the simulation shows a thermal stratification outside the IHX, whose characteristics mainly depend on the IHX pressure loss. A parametric
study of the effects of the IHX pressure loss coeficient on the thermal stratification pattern is presented.
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energy amplifier demonstration facility (EADF) , CFD , 3D simulation