Channel size effect on drift-flux parameters for adiabatic and boiling two-phase flows

T Hibiki, P Ju, S Rassame, S Miwa, X Shen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Gas-liquid two-phase flows are utilized in various heat and mass transfer processes that
appear in numerous industrial apparatus. Typical examples are chemical reactors, heat …

Phase distribution characteristics in 5× 5 bowing rod bundles

J Wan, L Gao, W Sun, Q Ren, W Zhou, L Zhang… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
During operation of the nuclear power plant, fuel rods tend to bend. In order to accurately
predict the thermal-hydraulic phenomena in the rod bundles with bowing rod, the profile of …

Experimental study of gas-liquid flow patterns and void fraction in prototype 5× 5 rod bundle channel using wire-mesh sensor

S Liu, L Liu, H Gu, K Wang - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the wire-mesh sensor (WMS) has been successfully introduced into a typical
pressurized water reactor (PWR) prototype 5× 5 rod bundle channel. Combined with the …

Two-group phase distribution characteristics for air-water flow in 5× 5 vertical rod bundle channel with mixing vane spacer grids

QY Ren, LM Pan, Z Pu, F Zhu, H He - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
The phase distribution in rod bundle channel was associated with the heat transfer
coefficient, flow resistance and critical heat flux, which was of great significance for the …

Drift-flux correlation for upward gas-liquid two-phase flow in vertical rod bundle flow channel

X Han, X Shen, T Yamamoto, K Nakajima… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper has reviewed 17 available drift-flux correlations and collected 959 existing void
fraction experimental data for air-water and steam-water two-phase flows in the vertical rod …

Experimental investigation of gas-phase migration behaviors in a tight lattice bundle under two-phase non-equilibrium flow

X Yan, Y Xiao, H Zhang, H Gu - Chemical Engineering Science, 2023 - Elsevier
During pressurized water reactor (PWR) operations, the two-phase flow may occur in local
subchannels, such as the reactivity-insertion accident. The gas phase will migrate laterally to …

Experimental investigation on effect of rod bowing on subchannel void fraction in 5× 5 rod bundles

J Wan, L Gao, W Sun, Q Ren, W Zhou, L Zhang… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
During operation of a nuclear power plant, the bending deformation of fuel rods usually
occurs and has a substantial effect on the heat transfer and flow behavior of coolant. To …

Measurement of subchannel void fraction in 5× 5 rod bundles using an impedance void meter

QY Ren, LM Pan, WX Zhou, H Liu, TP Ye… - Measurement …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
In order to improve the ability to predict nuclear reactor behaviour, reliable measurement of
the void fraction in a subchannel is essential. A subchannel impedance void meter (SCIVM) …

新型定位格架夹持结构的疲劳特性研究

郭晓明, 任全耀, 陈杰, 任义 - 核动力工程, 2023 - hdlgc.xml-journal.net
针对新型定位格架夹持结构及其疲劳问题, 利用有限元分析手段评估其运行条件下的应力状态,
并开展弹簧疲劳特性实验, 分析疲劳失效特性及裂纹萌生位置. 结果表明, 该夹持结构的弹簧疲劳 …

Experimental Study on the Transition Characteristics and Criterion From Wall-Peak to Core-Peak Phase Distribution in Vertical Rod Bundles

Q Ren, Z Pu, P Chen, L Pan, F Zhu, M Zheng… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Aiming at understanding the phase distribution characteristics and developing the transition
criterion from wall-peak to core-peak phase distribution in a rod bundle channel, air–water …