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Impact of porous medium on the high cycle temperature fluctuations in a mixing tee

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Abstract

Temperature fluctuations occur in the region where hot and cold fluids mix turbulently in the nuclear power plants. Temperature fluctuations cause thermal fatigue of piping systems. In the design of generation IV nuclear power plants, supercritical fluids are supposed to be used widely. This paper investigated the thermal striping phenomenon caused by the turbulent mixing in a supercritical water Tee. There are two key issues in the study of thermal striping phenomenon: One is to find the region which experiences the peak temperature fluctuation; the other is how to attenuate it. Porous media was used to attenuate the temperature fluctuations in this paper. The results show that porous media with proper parameters in a tee can reduce the temperature fluctuations magnificently.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants 2012, ICAPP 2012
Pages2258-2267
Volume4
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants 2012, ICAPP 2012 - Chicago, IL, United States
Duration: 24 Jun 201228 Jun 2012

Publication series

Name
Volume4

Conference

ConferenceInternational Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants 2012, ICAPP 2012
PlaceUnited States
CityChicago, IL
Period24/06/1228/06/12

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