Research on the Physical Modelling for the Subchannel Analysis of PWR Core

To obtain a better subchannel analysis tool for PWR core, an investigation on the physical modelling was done via CFD analysis in this paper. A detailed discussion on the TH status was carried out to consider the suitability of the physical modelling in the subchannel analysis. The counteracted effect on the balance of the mass, momentum, and energy was found. Its influence on the physical mechanism was analyzed for the TH status in PWR core. Then it was found that the subchannel analysis based on each flow channel is very necessary for the accuracy of the 3D engineering TH analysis for the whole PWR core.