Verification of a self-developed CFD-based multi-physics coupled code MPC-LBE for LBE-cooled reactor

Zhi-Xing Gu; Qing-Xian Zhang; Yi Gu; Liang-Quan Ge; Guo-Qiang Zeng; Mu-Hao Zhang; Bao-Jie Nie

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Verification of a self-developed CFD-based multi-physics coupled code MPC-LBE for LBE-cooled reactor

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- Verification of a self-developed CFD-based multi-physics coupled code MPC-LBE for LBE-cooled reactor
- Verification of a self-developed CFD-based multi-physics coupled code MPC-LBE for LBE-cooled reactor
- Nuclear Science and Techniques 2021年32卷第5期文章编号：52
- Affiliations：
  
  1.College of Nuclear Technology and Automation Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
  2.Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China
- Author bio：
  
  Corresponding author, zhangqx_cdut@163.com
- Funds：
  
  National Natural Science Foundation of China(12005025;41774190)
- DOI：10.1007/s41365-021-00887-x
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Zhi-Xing Gu, Qing-Xian Zhang, Yi Gu, 等. Verification of a self-developed CFD-based multi-physics coupled code MPC-LBE for LBE-cooled reactor[J]. Nuclear Science and Techniques, 2021,32(5):52

Zhi-Xing Gu, Qing-Xian Zhang, Yi Gu, et al. Verification of a self-developed CFD-based multi-physics coupled code MPC-LBE for LBE-cooled reactor[J]. Nuclear Science and Techniques, 2021,32(5):52
Zhi-Xing Gu, Qing-Xian Zhang, Yi Gu, 等. Verification of a self-developed CFD-based multi-physics coupled code MPC-LBE for LBE-cooled reactor[J]. Nuclear Science and Techniques, 2021,32(5):52 DOI： 10.1007/s41365-021-00887-x.

Zhi-Xing Gu, Qing-Xian Zhang, Yi Gu, et al. Verification of a self-developed CFD-based multi-physics coupled code MPC-LBE for LBE-cooled reactor[J]. Nuclear Science and Techniques, 2021,32(5):52 DOI： 10.1007/s41365-021-00887-x.

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To perform an integral simulation of a pool-type reactor using CFD code, a multi-physics coupled code MPC-LBE for an LBE-cooled reactor was proposed by integrating a point kinetics model and a fuel pin heat transfer model into self-developed CFD code. For code verification, a code-to-code comparison was employed to validate the CFD code. Furthermore, a typical BT transient benchmark on the LBE-cooled XADS reactor was selected for verification in terms of the integral or system performance. Based on the verification results, it was demonstrated that the MPC-LBE coupled code can perform thermal-hydraulics or safety analyses for analysis for processes involved in LBE-cooled pool-type reactors.

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LBE-cooled pool-type reactorComputational fluid dynamicsMulti-physics coupling codeSafety analysis codeVerification

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