[HTML][HTML] PANDA experiments within the OECD/NEA HYMERES-2 project on containment hydrogen distribution, thermal radiation and suppression pool phenomena

D Paladino, R Kapulla, S Paranjape, S Suter… - … Engineering and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
In this article, we summarize the experimental results obtained in the large-scale thermal-
hydraulics PANDA facility (PSI, Switzerland) within the OECD/NEA HYMERES2 project. The …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation of jets induced by steam injection through multi-hole sparger using effective heat and momentum models

X Wang, D Grishchenko, P Kudinov - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Direct contact condensation (DCC) of steam in the pressure suppression pool (PSP) is used
to control containment pressure in Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs) and Advanced …

Characteristics of pool thermal stratification induced by steam injected through a vertical blow down pipe under different vessel pressures

X Liu, X Xie, Z Meng, N Zhang, Z Sun - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
This research aims to study the characteristics of pool thermal stratification induced by steam
jet condensation, which is a significant phenomenon occurring in many industrial fields …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-test analysis for definition of steam injection tests through multi-hole sparger in PANDA facility

X Wang, D Grishchenko, P Kudinov - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Pressure Suppression Pool (PSP) is a passive safety feature in Boiling Water
Reactors (BWR) and Advanced Pressurized (AP) reactors. Steam released from the primary …

[HTML][HTML] PANDA experimental database and further needs for containment analyses

D Paladino, R Kapulla, S Paranjape, S Suter… - … Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
PANDA is a large-scale, multi-compartment, thermal-hydraulics facility located at the Paul
Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland and is operated for nuclear safety projects. PANDA is …

[HTML][HTML] Momentum induced by steam injection into a subcooled pool

X Wang, P Kudinov, D Grishchenko… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) and Advanced Pressurized Water Reactors (APWR)
often use spargers to release steam from the primary coolant system into a pool with …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental assessment of thermal radiation effects on containment atmospheres with varying steam content

R Kapulla, S Paranjape, U Doll, E Kirkby… - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The thermal-hydraulics phenomena in a containment during an accident will necessarily
include radiative heat transfer (i) within the gas mixture due to the high radiative absorption …

Effective momentum induced by steam condensation in the oscillatory bubble regime

I Gallego-Marcos, P Kudinov, W Villanueva… - … Engineering and Design, 2019 - Elsevier
The spargers used in Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) discharge steam from the primary
coolant system into a pool of water. Direct steam condensation in subcooled water creates …

[HTML][HTML] Condensation oscillation characteristic of steam with non-condensable gas through multi-hole sparger at low mass flux

D Zhang, L Tong, X Cao - Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
To study oscillation characteristic of steam and non-condensable gas direct contact
condensation through multi-hole sparger at low mass flux, a series of experiments of pure …

[HTML][HTML] CFD simulation of thermal stratification and mixing in a Nordic BWR pressure suppression pool

X Wang, G Acharya, D Grishchenko… - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) employs the Pressure Suppression Pool (PSP) as a
heat sink to prevent overpressure of the reactor vessel and containment. Steam can be …