Journal article
Critical heat flux for downward-facing pool boiling on CANDU calandria tube surface
Abstract
One accident scenario in CANDU reactors that can challenge the integrity of the primary pressure boundary is a loss of coolant accident, referred to as critical break LOCA, in which the pressure tube (PT) can undergo thermal creep strain deformation and contact its calandria tube (CT). In such case, rapid redistribution of stored heat from PT to CT, leads to a large spike in heat flux to the moderator which can cause bubble accumulation and …
Authors
Behdadi A; Talebi F; Luxat J
Journal
Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 315, , pp. 104–116
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
4 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.02.017
ISSN
0029-5493