A benchmark exercise on the use of CFD codes for containment issues using best practice guidelines: A computational challenge
| Autor: | M. Heitsch, K. Haller, H. Paillere, J. Schmid, B. Hemström, I. Toth, J. Macek, Michele Andreani, Ismo Karppinen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Engineering Best practice Computational fluid dynamics light water reactors law.invention Software law Benchmark (surveying) General Materials Science Transient (computer programming) LWR Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Waste Management and Disposal Simulation business.industry Mechanical Engineering Nuclear reactor computational fluid dynamics (CFD) Reliability engineering Nuclear Energy and Engineering Containment nuclear reactors CFD business Cfd software |
| Zdroj: | Andreani, M, Haller, K, Heitsch, M, Hemström, B, Karppinen, I, Macek, J, Schmid, J, Paillere, H & Toth, I 2008, ' A benchmark exercise on the use of CFD codes for containment issues using best practice guidelines : A computational challenge ', Nuclear Engineering and Design, vol. 238, no. 3, pp. 502-513 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2007.01.021 |
| ISSN: | 0029-5493 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2007.01.021 |
| Popis: | In the framework of the 5th EU-FWP project ECORA the capabilities of CFD software packages for simulating flows in the containment of nuclear reactors was evaluated. Four codes were assessed using two basic tests in the PANDA facility addressing the transport of gases in a multi-compartment geometry. The assessment included a first attempt to use Best Practice Guidelines (BPGs) for the analysis of long, large-scale, transient problems. Due to the large computational overhead of the analysis, the BPGs could not fully be applied. It was thus concluded that the application of the BPGs to full containment analysis is out of reach with the currently available computer power. On the other hand, CFD codes used with a sufficiently detailed mesh seem to be capable to give reliable answers on issues relevant for containment simulation using standard two-equation turbulence models. Development on turbulence models is constantly ongoing. If it turns out that advanced (and more computationally intensive) turbulence models may not be needed, the use of the BPGs for ‘certified’ simulations could become feasible within a relatively short time. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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