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Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of the Density Evolution Inside of the Helium-3 Enhanced Negative Reactivity Insertion (HENRI) System

Creator:

Balderrama Prieto, Silvino Alejandro

Abstract:

The testing of nuclear fuel under reactivity-initiated accident (RIA) conditions is paramount for the better understanding of the fuel’s behavior during this transient accident events. The Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) facility is a nuclear reactor that will be capable of recreating the thermal-hydraulic and neutronic boundary conditions representative of RIA...

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Masters Thesis

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Silvino A. Balderrama Prieto August 16, 2019 All Rights Reserved Computational Fluid
Validation of a Transient Coupled CFD-Reactor Physics Model: An Experimental Methodology to Quantify the Accuracy of CONSTELATION for the HENRI System

Creator:

Warren, Austin M.

Abstract:

The HENRI system was developed to narrow the pulse width of TREAT from 89 ms to below 60 ms with the goal of improving the test reactor's ability to simulate RIAs in LWRs by rapidly injecting helium-3, a strong neutron poison, into the core. A coupled model using the CFD...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis