High-Fidelity Numerical Investigation on Elucidating Sodium Heat Transfer Characteristics for 37-Pin Wire-Wrapped Fuel Bundle in the PLANDTL Facilityopen access
- Authors
- Choi, Giuk; Yoon, Sujong; Song, Minseop; Jeong, Jae-Ho
- Issue Date
- Aug-2023
- Publisher
- WILEY-HINDAWI
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH, v.2023, pp.1 - 35
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
- Volume
- 2023
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 35
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/190263
- DOI
- 10.1155/2023/8834634
- ISSN
- 0363-907X
- Abstract
- This study involved a Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes- (RANS-) based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of the 37-pin wire-wrapped fuel bundle of the PNC Plant dynamics test loop (PLANDTL) facility. Previously, mainly the hydrodynamic phenomena of the wire-wrapped fuel bundle were analyzed, but the present study additionally included heat transfer analysis through conjugate heat transfer. The main purpose of the study was to benchmark the experimental data of the PLANDTL 37-pin wire-wrapped fuel bundle to investigate the heat transfer phenomena. In addition, the aim was to verify the accuracy of the RANS-based CFD analysis method using the STAR-CCM+ simulation software in comparison with the experimental data. The grid used for verification was an innovative grid system consisting of hexahedra using Fortran-based code. The development of the RANS-based CFD methodology included grid sensitivity analysis, turbulence model sensitivity analysis, and turbulent Prandtl number sensitivity analysis. Information on the temperature, mass flow rate, and area of the CFD results for each subchannel was provided for the top of the heated section and is expected to serve as a reference for future studies aiming to perform the validation and verification of a PLANDTL facility. In addition, the dependence of the peak temperature on the azimuth angle of each pin was analyzed.
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