The PERSEO experimental program was performed in the framework of a domestic research program on innovative safety systems with the purpose to increase the reliability of passive decay heat removal systems implementing in-pool heat exchangers. The conceived system was tested at SIET laboratories by modifying the existing PANTHERS IC-PCC facility utilized in the past for testing a full scale module of the GE-SBWR in-pool heat exchanger. Integral tests and stability tests were conducted to verify the operating principles, the steadiness and the effectiveness of the system. Two of the more representative tests have been analyzed with CATHARE V2.5 for code validation purposes. The paper deals with the comparison of code results against experimental data. The capabilities and the limits of the code in simulating such kind of tests are highlighted. An improvement in the modeling of the large water reserve pool is suggested trying to reduce the discrepancies observed between code results and test measurements.
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18th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
May 17–21, 2010
Xi’an, China
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4932-3
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Validation of CATHARE V2.5 Thermal-Hydraulic Code Against Full-Scale PERSEO Tests for Decay Heat Removal in LWRs
Massimiliano Polidori,
Massimiliano Polidori
ENEA, Bologna, Italy
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Calogera Lombardo
Calogera Lombardo
ENEA, Bologna, Italy
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Giacomino Bandini
ENEA, Bologna, Italy
Paride Meloni
ENEA, Bologna, Italy
Massimiliano Polidori
ENEA, Bologna, Italy
Calogera Lombardo
ENEA, Bologna, Italy
Paper No:
ICONE18-29933, pp. 893-903; 11 pages
Published Online:
April 8, 2011
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Bandini, G, Meloni, P, Polidori, M, & Lombardo, C. "Validation of CATHARE V2.5 Thermal-Hydraulic Code Against Full-Scale PERSEO Tests for Decay Heat Removal in LWRs." Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. 18th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering: Volume 4, Parts A and B. Xi’an, China. May 17–21, 2010. pp. 893-903. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE18-29933
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