The effect of power and cooler flow on time responds of flow stability in natural circulation phenomenon using FASSIP-01 loop

Mulya Juarsa, Anhar Riza Antariksawan, Mukhsinun Hadi Kusuma, Surip Widodo, Nandy Setiadi Djaya Putra

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Abstract

The improvement of thermal management action during the accident of nuclear power plants (NPPs) becomes important consideration including improving the inherent safety on NPPs for operation, especially in cooling process. The use of natural circulation as an alternative for thermal management and operating of NPPs, especially in SMRs becomes an interesting research and development topic of safety engineering. The leak of information related the characteristic of flow stability in natural circulation for use in passive safety system must be solved for implement this phenomenon in the real applications. Experimental method was used to determine the characteristic of natural circulation flow rate due to the temperature differences at two points. To clarify and understand the phenomenon, FASSIP-01 loop was constructed; with two parameters such as thermal-hydraulics represent by temperature and geometrical effect such as total pipe length, pipe diameter and height differences of cooler and heater. The purpose of the experiment is to understand the effect of power variation related into time respond from start-up until stable flow. The variations of heater power in this experiment are 3840 watt, 4240 watt, and 5928 watt with optimal cooling flow in secondary side (HSS flow) is 43.10 LPM and HSS flow variation from 21.57 LPM, 33.63 LPM and 43.10 LPM at heater power 5928 watt. The result of experiment shows It is show that, the effect only related to respond time for stability flow from instability flow. The increasing HSS flow in cooler area to respond time from 7325 s to 5041 s is more fast only 31.18%. In case of heater power increasing in heater area to respond time from 4855 s to 3857 s is more fast only 20.55%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication10th International Meeting of Advances in Thermofluids, IMAT 2018 - Smart City
Subtitle of host publicationAdvances in Thermofluid Technology in Tropical Urban Development
EditorsArdiyansyah Yatim, Nasruddin, Muhammad Arif Budiyanto, Nyayu Aisyah, Muhamad Idrus Alhamid
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735417908
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jan 2019
Event10th International Meeting of Advances in Thermofluids - Smart City: Advances in Thermofluid Technology in Tropical Urban Development, IMAT 2018 - Kuta, Bali, Indonesia
Duration: 16 Nov 201817 Nov 2018

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2062
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference10th International Meeting of Advances in Thermofluids - Smart City: Advances in Thermofluid Technology in Tropical Urban Development, IMAT 2018
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityKuta, Bali
Period16/11/1817/11/18

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