A review of pebble flow study for pebble bed high temperature gas-cooled reactor

S Jiang, J Tu, X Yang, N Gui - Experimental and Computational …, 2019 - Springer
The pebble bed high temperature gas-cooled reactor is a promising generation-IV reactor,
which uses large fuel pebbles and helium gas as coolant. The pebble bed flow is a …

Assessment of SCALE and MELCOR for a generic pebble bed fluoride high-temperature reactor

RF Kile, F Bostelmann, SE Skutnik… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents the development and application of SCALE and MELCOR models for a
fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactor (FHR) based on publicly available …

Sensitivity analysis, surrogate modeling, and optimization of pebble-bed reactors considering normal and accident conditions

ZM Prince, P Balestra, J Ortensi, S Schunert… - … Engineering and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
This research provides a valuable tool that streamlines the reactor design optimization
process while significantly increasing its accuracy. This study creates a robust framework by …

Neutronic feasibility study of U–Th–Pa based high burnup fuel for pebble bed reactors

HN Tran, PH Liem - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Neutronic feasibility study of U–Th–Pa based high burnup fuel for the pebble bed reactors
has been carried out. An additional content of P 231 a in a mixed U 233–T 232 h fuel pebble …

Automated design and optimization of pebble-bed reactor cores

HD Gougar, AM Ougouag, WK Terry… - Nuclear Science and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a conceptual design approach for high-temperature gas-cooled
reactors using recirculating pebble bed cores. The method employs PEBBED, a reactor …

Effects of random pebble distribution on the multiplication factor in HTR pebble bed reactors

GJ Auwerda, JL Kloosterman, D Lathouwers… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2010 - Elsevier
In pebble bed reactors the pebbles have a random distribution within the core. The usual
approach in modeling the bed is homogenizing the entire bed. To quantify the errors arising …

Validation of the DALTON-THERMIX code system with transient analyses of the HTR-10 and application to the PBMR

B Boer, D Lathouwers, JL Kloosterman… - Nuclear …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The DALTON-THERMIX code system has been developed for safety analysis and core
optimization of pebble-bed reactors. The code system consists of the new three-dimensional …

Capturing the run-in of a pebble-bed reactor by using thermal feedback and high-fidelity neutronics simulations

R Stewart, J Cavaluzzi, P Balestra, G Strydom - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Modeling the run-in of a pebble-bed reactor (PBR) can be challenging as a result of
changes in the power, fuel type, and temperatures that occur throughout the run-in period …

[图书][B] Granular dynamics in pebble bed reactor cores

MR Laufer - 2013 - search.proquest.com
This study focused on developing a better understanding of granular dynamics in pebble
bed reactor cores through experimental work and computer simulations. The work …

Neutronic characteristics of an OTTO refueling PBMR

HN Tran - Nuclear engineering and design, 2012 - Elsevier
Neutronic characteristics were investigated for a once-through-then-out (OTTO) refueling
scheme based on the 400MWt pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR) and compared with that …