This paper presents a theoretical study of the velocity field in the annulus formed between the Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) and the shroud of a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) under normal and accident flow conditions. Simplified geometry and an ideal irrotational flow are assumed to solve the problem using velocity potentials.

Volume Subject Area:
Fluid-Structure Interaction
Topics:
Accidents, Annulus, Boiling, Boiling water reactors, Fluid dynamics, Nuclear reactors, Water, Flow (Dynamics), Geometry, Reactor vessels
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