Abstract
The influence of changing the position of the feedwater sparger on the thermal-hydraulic stability of natural-circulation boiling water reactors (BWRs) is investigated. Frequency-domain, linear stability analysis is applied using a reduced-order dynamic model. It is found that the phase with which the temperature oscillations, created at the feedwater sparger, reach the core inlet has a significant influence on the stability. This phase is influenced by the position of the sparger. It is shown that moving the sparger to the core inlet has a stabilising influence. Similar result is found using the thermal-hydraulic code MONA.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 54-67 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Nuclear Engineering and Design |
| Volume | 222 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Materials Science(all)
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Waste Management and Disposal
- Mechanical Engineering