基于CFD的PSBT-5×5均匀加热全长棒束空泡份额预测

Void Fraction Prediction under Subcooled Flow Boiling in 5×5-PSBT Full Scale Bundle with Uniform-APD

  • 摘要: 在压水堆堆芯热工水力研发中,需要对燃料组件中可能出现的过冷沸腾传热工况开展研究,一方面为核热耦合特性提供输入,另外也为燃料组件中的偏离泡核沸腾(DNB)现象研究与确认提供进一步数据。本文采用计算流体力学(CFD)方法对压水堆燃料组件中的过冷沸腾工况进行了预测,以确认CFD对压水堆燃料组件热工水力研究关注的宽范围热工参数、全长棒束规模下过冷沸腾工况的预测能力。计算基于两流体模型框架,采用壁面热分配模型预测沸腾过程中的汽相生成量,考虑了相间作用力及气泡分裂/合并过程。研究对象为PSBT基准题中的5×5均匀加热全长棒束,通过对比3个不同高度的中心4个子通道平均空泡份额预测值与实验测量值,确定计算模型及方法的准确性。计算工况参数范围为:压力4.79~16.59 MPa、质量流速555~4194 kg/(m2·s)、入口过冷度17.5~117.2 K、测点处热平衡含汽率-0.15~0.14。通过对比222个测量点数据,有51%数据点的预测偏差在实验测量误差范围内(±0.04),88%数据点的预测偏差在2倍实验测量误差(±0.08)范围内,证明了CFD方法在较宽热工参数范围内5×5均匀加热全长棒束中过冷沸腾工况的预测能力和准确性。

     

    Abstract: Subcooled boiling heat transfer is highly concerned in pressurized water reactor (PWR) research and design (R&D). Void fraction is an important parameter for neutronics/thermal-hydraulic (T-H) coupling analysis and a dominant parameter of departure from nucleate boiling (DNB). In this study, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method was adopted to predict the void fraction in fuel assembly under subcooled boiling condition to verify the capability of two-phase flow CFD model under a wide T-H parameter range, which is a critical issue in the T-H R&D of PWR fuel assembly. The two-phase flow CFD model was based on the two-fluid model framework. Wall heat flux partition model with modified sub-models was used to predict subcooled boiling and void generation. Interface force and bubble breakup/coalescence models were considered. The 5×5 PSBT (OECD/NRC benchmark based on NUPEC PWR subchannel and bundle tests) fuel assembly rod bundle was simulated and its averaged void fraction measurement data of the central four subchannels were used for comparison. The B5 test serial was setup with a 5×5 full length scale bundle with uniform-axial power distribution (uniform-APD). The range of pressure, mass flux, inlet subcooling and local thermal equilibrium quality is 4.79-16.59 MPa, 555-4194 kg/(m2·s), 17.5-117.2 K and -0.15-0.14, respectively. The comparison results show that there are 51% prediction data within the measurement uncertainty (±0.04) and 88% prediction data within 2 times of measurement uncertainty (±0.08). By implementing the two-phase flow CFD model in a wide range of T-H parameters, the prediction and measurement value are good agreement, which shows the capability of CFD method and its potential for further application.

     

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