运动条件下的圆管临界热流密度试验及数值模拟研究

Experimental and Numerical Simulation Researches of Critical Heat Flux in Tube under Motion Condition

  • 摘要: 船用核反应堆在海洋条件下运行时,堆芯受到运动条件的影响,其流动换热特性有所改变。临界热流密度作为核反应堆堆芯重要的热工水力特性,其在运动条件下的研究匮乏。本研究针对运动条件下的临界热流密度特性,设计并搭建了六自由度运动条件临界热流密度试验台架(PERFORM),采用圆管试验段对热工试验回路进行了标定,开展了运动条件下的圆管临界热流密度试验,揭示了运动条件下的临界热流密度机理。基于试验结果开发了一套运动条件下的临界热流密度数值模拟方法,为运动条件下的圆管临界热流密度特性提供了必要的数据支撑和可靠的预测方法。

     

    Abstract: Since ocean nuclear power plants are the mainstay of the offshore energy supply of the future, their operational environments differ greatly from those of conventional land-based nuclear power plants. The reactor system’s flow and heat transfer properties are significantly altered because it is constantly subjected to complicated motion conditions including rolling and heaving motion. The integrity of fuel cladding and core meltdown avoidance are directly related to critical heat flux (CHF), a key measure used to calculate the thermal safety margin of nuclear reactors. A significant technical barrier preventing the safe design of ocean nuclear energy systems is the fact that the majority of CHF research is limited to land static conditions, and knowledge of the boiling heat transfer mechanism of two-phase flow under six degrees of freedom motion is woefully inadequate. A high temperature and pressure CHF experiment bench under six degrees of freedom motion (PERFORM) to overcome the aforementioned difficulties was built in the paper. By contrasting the experimental data of static conditions with the anticipated value of the LOOK-UP-TABLE, a round tube test section was utilized in this work to verify the precision and dependability of the test loop. To determine the mechanism by which ocean motion conditions affect CHF, CHF tests covering various motion modes, including inclined, heaving, and rolling, were conducted under stringent error control. The penalty factor ranges from −5% to 5%, and the inclined condition’s impact on CHF is not readily apparent, but it may cause CHF to rise or fall. The penalty component varies between 2% and 14.3%, and the CHF falls under the rolling conditions. Most of the time, heaving conditions cause CHF to decline, and the penalty factor is between −5% and 6%. Based on the experimentally revealed multi-physics coupling mechanism of CHF under motion conditions, this study creatively builds a multi-scale numerical simulation system that combines Euler’s two-fluid model with the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) wall boiling model. At the macroscopic level, the turbulent velocity field and pressure field are solved using Reynolds mean Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations, which are then closed using the realizable k-ε turbulence model. A comprehensive model of momentum exchange was developed to accommodate the shift in drag characteristics brought on by bubble deformation under moving conditions. This model includes drag force, lift force, virtual mass force, and turbulent dissipation force. Using this strategy, the average absolute error between the experimental data and the calculated value is essentially less than ±10%. These techniques offer the required data support and a trustworthy prediction method for the critical heat flux features under motion conditions.

     

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