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Experiments at the mixing test facility ROCOM for benchmarking of CFD-codes

Kliem, S.; Sühnel, T.; Rohde, U.; Höhne, T.; Prasser, H.-M.; Weiß, F.-P.

For the validation of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) codes experimental data with high resolution in time and space are needed.
ROCOM (Rossendorf Coolant Mixing Model) is a test facility for the investigation of coolant mixing in the primary circuit of pressurized water reactors. This facility describes the primary circuit of a German KONVOI type reactor. All important details of the reactor pressure vessel are modelled in a linear scale of 1:5. The facility is characterized by flexible possibilities of operation in a wide variety of flow regimes and boundary conditions. The flow path of the coolant from the cold legs through the downcomer until the inlet into the core is equipped with high resolution measurement technique. Especially, wire mesh sensors in the downcomer of the vessel with a mesh of 64 x 32 measurement positions and in the core inlet plane with one measurement position for the entry into each fuel assembly allow to carry out high-level CFD code validation. The measured data can contribute significantly to the validation of the CFD-codes.

  • Contribution to proceedings
    OECD/NEA & IAEA Workshop: "Benchmarking of CFD Codes for Application to Nuclear Reactor Safety", 05.-07.09.2006, Garching, Germany
    Proceedings CD-ROM paper A4-17, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France: OECD NEA
  • Lecture (Conference)
    OECD/NEA & IAEA Workshop: "Benchmarking of CFD Codes for Application to Nuclear Reactor Safety", 05.-07.09.2006, Garching, Germany
  • Nuclear Engineering and Design 238(2008), 566-576
    DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2007.02.053
    ISSN: 0029-5493
    Cited 80 times in Scopus

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