CFD investigating thermal-hydraulic characteristics and hydrogen generation from graphite-water reaction after SG tube rupture in HTR-10 reactor

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 14-15, 2011, Pages 2430-2438

  Ferng, Y M ^a   Chen, C T ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CFD; HTGR; Pebble bed core

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT CONDITIONS; CFD MODELS; CO-GENERATION; COOLANT TEMPERATURE; ENERGY SOURCE; FUEL SURFACES; GRAPHITE-MODERATED; HELIUM-COOLED REACTORS; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS-COOLED REACTOR; HTGR; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; INHERENT SAFETY; LIMITING VALUES; PEBBLE BEDS; POSTULATED ACCIDENTS; SG TUBES; THERMAL HYDRAULICS;

ACCIDENTS; BUOYANCY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EXPLOSIONS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GRAPHITE; HELIUM; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INVESTMENTS; PEBBLE BED REACTORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS;

EID: 79960917054     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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