铅冷快堆SGTR事故下高压水入射液态铅铋的CCI现象实验研究

Experimental Study on CCI Phenomena Following High-pressure Water Injection into Liquid Lead-bismuth during SGTR Accident in Lead-cooled Fast Reactor

  • 摘要: 铅冷快堆作为四代堆型之一,其蒸汽发生器管破裂(SGTR)事故中的冷却剂-冷却剂相互作用(CCI)现象研究对反应堆压力容器的结构完整性具有重大意义。本文针对目前SGTR事故下液态金属-水-蒸汽多相多组分CCI现象缺乏高压水喷射系统性研究,自主设计搭建了喷射水-液态金属CCI实验台架并展开系统性的实验研究。实验表明射流穿透过程中温度场会发生瞬态剧烈波动,分析了局部传热机制。发现近喷嘴区域温降显著且液态铅铋温度越高,温差越大相互作用越剧烈。在压力测量中识别出两种典型的气体增压模式,并发现液态铅铋内部压力与上方气体压力具有较好的同步响应特性。本研究为铅冷快堆SGTR事故安全分析提供了关键实验数据与机理认识,对提升反应堆安全设计具有重要参考价值。

     

    Abstract: The lead-cooled fast reactor (LFR), as one of the generation Ⅳ reactor types, employs lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) as a primary coolant. Investigation of the coolant-coolant interaction (CCI) phenomenon during a steam generator tube rupture (SGTR) accident is of great significance for the structural integrity of the reactor pressure vessel. During such an accident scenario, the sudden ingress of high-pressure water into heavy liquid metal may generate rapid phase transition, intense thermal gradients, and pressure transients, potentially imposing complex dynamic loads on surrounding structures. A clear understanding of these coupled thermal-hydraulic processes is therefore essential for reliable safety evaluation of LFR systems. Currently, there is a lack of systematic research on the multiphase, multicomponent CCI behavior involving liquid metal, water, and steam under high-pressure water injection during SGTR accidents. Therefore, this study independently designed and constructed a water-jet-liquid-metal CCI experimental facility upon which systematic experimental investigations were conducted. The experimental setup mainly consists of four subsystems: a water pressurization and pre-heating system, an LBE heating and delivery system, a reaction system, and a pressure-relief and purification system. The reaction vessel was designed for 10 MPa and 500 ℃, and was equipped with multiple thermocouples and pressure transducers. High-pressure subcooled water was injected into the LBE pool from a fast-response solenoid valve (response time < 20 ms) through a nozzle with a 6 mm inner diameter, the tip of which was submerged 30 mm below the free surface. The experiments reveal transient intense fluctuations in the temperature field during jet penetration, clarifying the migration path of steam/water and the local heat-transfer mechanisms. It is found that a significant temperature drop occurs in the region near the nozzle. Furthermore, a higher initial temperature of the liquid LBE results in a larger temperature difference upon injection. This larger driving difference in turn leads to temperature oscillations with greater amplitude and faster frequency. Two types of gas pressurization are observed: One is a localized steam-explosion type with a sharp pressure peak, presumably caused by rapid phase change due to vapor-film instability within a small region; The other is a relatively smooth two-stage pressurization type. It consists of two distinct stages: a rapid pressurization stage, dominated by jet injection; followed by a slow pressurization stage, resulting from the continuous evaporation of residual water. Furthermore, the pressure variations measured inside the LBE pool and in the overlying gas space exhibit a high degree of synchrony. This study provides key experimental data and mechanistic understanding for the safety analysis of SGTR accidents in lead-cooled fast reactors, offering valuable reference for enhancing reactor safety design.

     

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