Integration of numerical tools for the combined thermal-hydraulics and structural analysis of energy amplifier components
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1999-10-01
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Bellucci, Valter
Buono, Stefano
Fotia, Giorgio
Maciocco, Luca
Moreau, Vincent
Mulas, Marco
Siddi, Giuliana
Sorrentino, Luca
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Abstract
The CRS4 R&D activity on the Energy Amplifier Demonstration Facility (EADF) [1]
concerns the thermal fluid-dynamic and structural computational analysis in support to the
design of some of the crucial components of the machine. We are currently studying the
operating conditions of the spallation target [2-3] and the sub-critical core [4-5], including
steady state, transient [31-32] and accidental conditions. The simulation activity also includes
the analysis of multi-phase (liquid-gas systems with high void fractions) [6-7] and free
surface Liquid Metal (LM) flows [8-9]. A parallel activity of benchmarking of numerical
codes on LM experiments is in progress [10-12, 33-34], joined with a critical theoretical
review of numerical models applied to LM flows [13-15].
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energy amplifier demonstration facility (EADF) , simulation of liquid metal flows