Abstract
In this study, we have developed a thermo-hydraulic and safety analysis code named TSAC1.0 with Visual Fortran 6.5 to analyze the thermal-hydraulic characteristics of the China advanced research reactor (CARR) under reactivity insertion accident (RIA) which was induced by unexpected control rod withdrawal in full power condition. The neutron kinetic model depended on the point kinetics with six groups of delayed neutrons including reactivity feedback effects and it was adopted for the solution of reactor power. Furthermore, a new simple and convenient model was adopted for the solution of the transient behaviors of main pump instead of the complicated four-quadrant model. Visual input, real-time processing and dynamic visualization output were achieved using Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2003 to make the application of TSAC1.0 much more convenient in the engineering. The simulated results of TSAC1.0 were found to be in reasonable agreement with those of RELAP5/MOD3 and showed that the parameters, including the peak coolant temperature, the peak heat structure temperature, and MDNBR, were in the acceptable range of design safety limit under RIA.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Progress in Nuclear Energy |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Jan |
Keywords
- Accident analysis
- China advanced research reactor
- Reactivity insertion accident
- Visual interface
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Waste Management and Disposal
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality