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      The effect of spacer grid critical component on pressure drop under both single and two phase flow conditions Translated title: Einfluss geometrischer Eigenschaften von Abstandshaltern auf die Berechnung von Druckverlusten bei unterschiedlichen Strömungsbedingungen

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      Kerntechnik
      Carl Hanser Verlag

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          Abstract

          As pressure drop is one of the most critical thermal hydraulic parameters for spacer grids the accurate estimation of it is the key to the design and development of spacer grids. Most of the available correlations for pressure drop do not contain any real geometrical parameters that characterize the grid effect. The main functions for spacer grid are structural support and flow mixing. Once the boundary sublayer near the rod bundle is disturbed, the liquid forms swirls or flow separation that affect pressure drop. However, under two phase flow conditions, due to the existence of steam bubble, the complexity for spacer grid are multiplied and pressure drop calculation becomes much more challenging. The influence of the dimple location, distance of mixing vane to the nearest strip, and the effect of inter-subchannel mixing among neighboring subchannels on pressure drop and downstream flow fields are analyzed in this paper. Based on this study, more detailed space grid geometry parameters are recommended for adding into the correlation when predicting pressure drop.

          Kurzfassung

          Da der Druckverlust einer der wichtigsten thermohydraulischen Parameter bei der Berechnung des Einflusses von Abstandshaltern auf die Strömung ist, ist seine korrekte Berechnung eine wesentliche Aufgabe beim Design und bei der Auslegung von Abstandshaltern. Viele der bestehenden Korrelationen berücksichtigen nicht die Detailgeometrie der Abstandshalter wie Form und Lage der Auflagenoppen, Abstände zwischen Mischungsfahnen. In diesem Beitrag wird der Einfluss dieser beiden geometrischen Daten, die das Stützverhalten und die Strömungsmischung entscheidend beeinflussen, detaillierter untersucht. Es wird eine Korrelation abgeleitet, die für Einphasen- und für Zweiphasenströmungen eine genauere Berechnung des Druckverlustes unter Berücksichtigung dieser geometrischen Eigenschaften ermöglicht.

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                Author and article information

                Journal
                kt
                Kerntechnik
                Carl Hanser Verlag
                0932-3902
                2195-8580
                26 June 2016
                : 81
                : 3
                : 257-267
                Affiliations
                1 Science and Technology Center for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xianning West Rd 28, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P.R. China
                Author notes
                Article
                KT110745
                10.3139/124.110745
                6fa1ec3d-f3ad-400d-bb38-ea42ccad4273
                © 2016, Carl Hanser Verlag, München
                History
                : 18 March 2016
                Page count
                References: 15, Pages: 11
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                Self URI (journal page): https://www.hanser-elibrary.com/loi/kt
                Categories
                Technical Contributions/Fachbeiträge

                Materials technology,Materials for energy,Nuclear physics
                Materials technology, Materials for energy, Nuclear physics

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