Unsteady pressure-pulsation-induced severe vibration and high alternating stress can
cause some unexpected results, including impeller crack and structural damage of the entire …

Pressure fluctuations in double-suction centrifugal pumps are greatly affected by the flow
rate and rotational speed. An experimental investigation was carried out to determine effects …

Non-uniform inflow at the inlet of a reactor coolant pump generates performance variations,
such as in the head, efficiency, cavitation, and vibrations. The three-dimensional velocity …

Abstract In Advanced Passive (AP) series reactors, the reactor coolant pump (RCP) is
directly connected to the bottom of the steam generator (SG) rather than a longer pipe for the …

In the design of the third-generation nuclear power plant, two vertical reactor coolant pumps
(RCP) are installed upside down at the bottom of the steam generator, which is limited by the …

A reactor coolant pump (RCP) is essential for transporting coolant in the primary loop of
pressurized water reactors. In the advanced passive reactor, the absence of a long pipeline …

A multiobjective optimization technique based on the computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
simulations and the orthogonal test is proposed to reduce the pressure pulsation in this …

This study discusses the effect of non-uniform inflow on the cavitation characteristics of the
reactor coolant pump (RCP). Using a combination of experimental study and numerical …

Non-uniform suction flow is generated at the inlet of the reactor coolant pump due to the
complex geometry of the steam-generator simulator. From our previous work, the non …

In the operation of a nuclear plant system, a distorted inflow of a reactor coolant pump
appears owing to the steam generator channel head and multi-bend, leading to the …