Decoupled thermal–hydraulic analysis of an air-cooled separated heat pipe for spent fuel pools under natural convection

Hui-Lin Xue; Jian-Jie Cheng; Wei-Hao Ji; Wen-Jin Li; Han-Zhong Tao; Wei Li

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Decoupled thermal–hydraulic analysis of an air-cooled separated heat pipe for spent fuel pools under natural convection

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- Decoupled thermal–hydraulic analysis of an air-cooled separated heat pipe for spent fuel pools under natural convection
- Nuclear Science and Techniques Vol. 34, Issue 6, Article number: 86(2023)
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  1.College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
  2.School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
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Hui-Lin Xue, Jian-Jie Cheng, Wei-Hao Ji, et al. Decoupled thermal–hydraulic analysis of an air-cooled separated heat pipe for spent fuel pools under natural convection. [J]. Nuclear Science and Techniques 34(6):86(2023)
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Hui-Lin Xue, Jian-Jie Cheng, Wei-Hao Ji, et al. Decoupled thermal–hydraulic analysis of an air-cooled separated heat pipe for spent fuel pools under natural convection. [J]. Nuclear Science and Techniques 34(6):86(2023) DOI： 10.1007/s41365-023-01244-w.

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An investigation of the decoupled thermal–hydraulic analysis of a separated heat pipe spent fuel pool passive cooling system (SFS) is essential for practical engineering applications. Based on the principles of thermal and mass balance, this study decoupled the heat transfer processes in the SFS. In accordance with the decoupling conditions we modeled the spent fuel pool of the CAP1400 pressurized water reactor in Weihai and used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to explore the heat dissipation capacity of the SFS under different air temperatures and wind speeds. The results show that the air-cooled separated heat pipe radiator achieved optimal performance at an air temperature of 10 °C or wind speed of 8 m/s. Fitted equations for the equivalent thermal conductivity of the separated heat pipes with the wind speed and air temperature we obtained according to the thermal resistance network model. This study is instructive for the actual operation of an SFS.

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Decoupled analysisSeparated heat pipeCAP1400Finned tube radiatorPassive cooling

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