Investigation of Mixing Flow Process Using PIV and PLIF Techniques

Abstract:

A coolant mixing investigation in a head of a half-size model of VVER-440 fuel assembly (simulator) has been performed at KFKI. The PIV and PLIF measurements have been done under a selected list of power distribution options, flow rates and powers. The experiments were focused on obtaining a data for investigating the trends in temperature difference between the value registered by a thermocouple and that obtained using PLIF technique. The coolant temperature distribution has been measured in many positions along the coolant trajectory and where coolant flow leaves the rod bundle and in the cross section location of thermocouple, thus the dynamics of effect of mixing process is also declared. PIV and LPIF results show their ability to verify the primary results of CFD calculations.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 816-817)
• Pages: 1054-1058
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.816-817.1054
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Ezddin Hutli, Dániel Tar, Valer Gottlasz, Gyorgy Ezsol
• Keywords: Flow Behavior, LiF, LWRs, Mixing Phenomenon, PIV, Spacer, Temperature, Turbulent

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