Turbulent-Prandtl-number models for liquid lead-bismuth in triangular rod bundles

Autor: LIU Shuyong, YU Dali, MEI Huaping, WANG Zhen, ZHANG Shichao, LI Taosheng
Jazyk: čínština
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: He jishu, Vol 45, Iss 3, Pp 030604-030604 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0253-3219
DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2022.hjs.45.030604&lang=zh
Popis: BackgroundIn order to accurately predict the heat transfer characteristics in the sub-channel of fuel assembly for the low Prandtl number fluid, it is necessary to select a suitable turbulent-Prandtl-number model.PurposeThis study aims at the applicability of turbulent-Prandtl-number models for liquid lead-bismuth turbulence in triangular fuel rod bundles.MethodsBased on the triangular rod bundle heat transfer correlation, the turbulent models of Shear Stress Transfer (SST) k-ω was adopted to analyze the different rod bundle structures for five different kinds of turbulent-Prandtl-number models. The analysis results were compared with the recommended heat transfer correlation, which had been verified by experiment in the sub-channels for liquid lead-bismuth. The applicability of various turbulent-Prandtl-number models under different rod diameters and pitch diameter ratios was analyzed in details.ResultsThe results show that the global turbulent-Prandtl-number model is not only related to the Reynolds number Re and Peclet number Pe, but also related to the pitch-to-diameter ratio (P/D). In the entire region of (1.3≤P/D≤1.7), simulation results of turbulent-Prandtl-number model proposed by Kays are in good agreement with the values calculated by Mikityuk equation. All sorts of turbulent-Prandtl-number models have the best P/D scope of application.ConclusionsThe related turbulent-Prandtl-number models can be used to predict the heat transfer characteristics of liquid lead-bismuth in the triangular rod bundles under different pitch diameter ratios.
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