Affiliation:
1. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill. 60439
Abstract
A series of tests was conducted in EBR-II which examined the dynamics of the transition from forced to natural circulation flow in a liquid-metal-cooled fast breeder reactor. Each test was initiated by abruptly tripping an electromagnetic pump which supplies 5–6 percent of the normal full operational primary flow rate. The ensuing flow coastdown reached a minimum value after which the flow increased as natural circulation was established. The effects of secondary system flow through the intermediate heat exchanger and reactor decay power level on the minimum in-core flow rates and maximum in-core temperatures were examined.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science
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