- 난류침투가 사각단면 T분기관 내 누설유동에 의해 발생한 열성층 현상에 미치는 영향
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- 홍석우,최영돈,박민수
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- 설비공학논문집
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2003년|15권 3호|pp.239-245 (7 pages)
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- 대한설비공학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
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- 기타
In the nuclear power plant, emergency core coolant system (ECCS) is furnished at reactor coolant system (RCS) in order to cool down high temperature water in case of emergency. However, in this coolant system, thermal stratification phenomenon can occur due to coolant leaking in the check valve. The thermal stratification produces excessive thermal stresses at the pipe wall so as to yield thermal fatigue crack (TFC) accident. In the present study, effects of turbulence penetration on the thermal stratification into T-branches with square cross-section in the modeled ECCS are analysed numerically. $textsc{k}$-$varepsilon$ model is employed to calculate the Reynolds stresses in momentum equations. Results show that the length and strength of thermal stratification are primarily affected by the leak flow rate of coolant and the Reynolds number of the main flow in the duct. Turbulence penetration into the T-branch of ECCS shows two counteracting effects on the thermal stratification. Heat transport by turbulence penetration from the main duct to leaking flow region may enhance thermal stratification while the turbulent diffusion may weaken it.