Abstract:
A thermal-hydraulics code based on single-channel model was developed to calculate the temperature and density profile of fuel assemblies in the conceptual lead-bismuth cooled accelerator driven subcritical system (ADS). By coupling the code with MCNP, the neutronics and thermal-hydraulics coupled method was introduced, and the power and thermal-hydraulic parameters of the ADS were analyzed with the method. The result shows that the assembly temperature and the coolant velocity meet the requirements of the safety limits. However, the radial power nonuniform distribution factor is relatively large, so a further design is deserved.