Hydrodynamic Properties of High Temperature Natural Circulating Helium Cooling Loop
Journal Title: Strojnicky casopis - Journal of Mechanical Engineering - Year 2017, Vol 67, Issue 1
Abstract
The paper deals with the hydrodynamic properties, i.e. the consumption of mechanical energy expressed by pressure drops within a helium loop intended for the testing of decay heat removal (DHR) from the model of a gas-cooled fast reactor (GFR). The system is characterised by the natural circulation of helium, as a coolant, and assume steady operating conditions of circulation. The helium loop consists of four main components: model of gas-cooled fast reactor, model of the heat exchanger for decay heat removal, hot piping branch and cold piping branch. Using the process hydrodynamic calculations, the pressure drops of circulating helium within the main components of the helium loop were determined. The calculations have been done for several defined operating conditions which correspond to the different helium flow rates within the system.
Authors and Affiliations
František Dzianik and Štefan Gužela
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP43901
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1515/scjme-2017-0003
- Views 182
- Downloads 0
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant: Current Status & Feasibility
In the present world, nuclear energy is a must need for various purposes. The main cause of nuclear energy is because of the increasing energy demand, which is not possible to provide by using convenient energy generat...
Natural Fibers and Biopolymers Characterization: A Future Potential Composite Material
Now days, green composite materials are now gaining popularity for the various industrial applications. It is a combination of naturally occurring reinforcement like jute, sisal, flax, hemp, and kenaf; and matrix mater...
Effect of Dry Friction on Bifurcation Diagram of Furuta Pendulum
Traditionally, the Furuta pendulum was used for testing advanced control strategies on a simple nonlinear and underactuated structure. In this paper, we investigate analytically and experimentally the dynamical descrip...
Dedicated to Dr. H. C. Mult. Prof. Ing. František Trebuňa, CSC. on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday
The article deals with the contribution of Dr.h.c. mult. prof. Ing. František Trebuňa, CSc to the field of engineering. Born in 1947, he studied and subsequently remained at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Techn...
Force Analysis of Bench Press on Stable and Unstable Base
The contribution reviews current technologies for the measurement of performance in athletes during stationary exercise and validates the technology utilizing accelerometry. The behaviours of force during the bench pre...