Steady thermal hydraulic analysis for a molten salt reactor

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Steady thermal hydraulic analysis for a molten salt reactor

ZHANG Dalin，

QIU Suizheng，

LIU Changliang，

SU Guanghui

Nuclear Science and Techniques

Vol.19, No.3

pp.187-192

Published in print 20 Jun 2008

DOI：10.1016/S1001-8042(08)60048-2

CLC：TL426

50801

The Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) can meet the demand of transmutation and breeding. In this study, theoretical calculation of steady thermal hydraulic characteristics of a graphite-moderated channel type MSR is conducted. The DRAGON code is adopted to calculate the axial and radial power factor firstly. The flow and heat transfer model in the fuel salt and graphite are developed on basis of the fundamental mass, momentum and energy equations. The results show the detailed flow distribution in the core, and the temperature profiles of the fuel salt, inner and outer wall in the nine typical elements along the axial flow direction are also obtained.

Molten salt reactorThermal hydraulicsSteady characteristicsNumerical simulation

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