<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper deals with CFD modelling and simulation of coolant flow within the nuclear reactor VVER 440 fuel assembly. The influence of coolant flow in bypass on the temperature distribution at the outlet of the fuel assembly and pressure drop was investigated. Only steady-state analyses were performed. Boundary conditions are based on operating conditions. ANSYS CFX is chosen as the main CFD software tool, where all analyses are performed.</p></abstract>

The paper deals with CFD modelling and simulation of coolant flow within the nuclear reactor VVER 440 fuel assembly. The influence of coolant flow in bypass on the temperature distribution at the outlet of the fuel assembly and pressure drop was investigated. Only steady-state analyses were performed. Boundary conditions are based on operating conditions. ANSYS CFX is chosen as the main CFD software tool, where all analyses are performed.

Influence of Bypass on Thermo-Hydraulics of VVER 440 Fuel Assembly

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics, Ilkovičová 3, 812 19 Bratislava,

Strojnícky časopis - Journal of Mechanical Engineering

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The paper deals with CFD modelling and simulation of coolant flow within the nuclear reactor VVER 440 fuel assembly. The influence of coolant flow in bypass on...

Influence of Bypass on Thermo-Hydraulics of VVER 440 Fuel Assembly

Published Online: May 03, 2017

Page range: 69 - 76

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/scjme-2017-0007

Keywords
CFD analysis, ANSYS CFX, Fuel assembly, VVER 440, thermal-hydraulics

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Influence of Bypass on Thermo-Hydraulics of VVER 440 Fuel Assembly

Published Online: May 03, 2017

Page range: 69 - 76

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/scjme-2017-0007

KeywordsCFD analysis, ANSYS CFX, Fuel assembly, VVER 440, thermal-hydraulics

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
CFD analysis, ANSYS CFX, Fuel assembly, VVER 440, thermal-hydraulics