The In-box LOCA for the WCLL-BB is recognized as a Design Basis Accident (DBA) and is of substantial interest to the DEMOnestration reactor design, therefore, the transient response of such an accident must be carefully investigated and addressed to ensure the safe operation and integrity of the whole system. In this way, the LIFUS5/Mod3 test facility (constructed at ENEA Brasimone Research Center) has been upgraded in the period 2018–2020 to perform a series of tests. The first set of the tests were named Series D, which are characterized by injecting specified amounts of pressurized water into the Lithium lead liquid bulk. The experimental campaign aimed at validating and qualifying the SIMMER-III code as a reliable numerical tool for the safety studies of the WCLL BB. In parallel with performing the tests, SIMMER-III Verification and Validation (V&V) was conducted according to a standard code validation procedure. SIMMER-III is a two-dimensional, multiphase, multicomponent, Eulerian, fluid-dynamics code which was firstly developed at the Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC). An adopted version of the original SIMMER-III code so-called Ver.3 F Mod.0.1 (which was developed at University of Pisa), was employed for the analyses. The V&V activity was successfully completed and documented as the technical reports within the past numerical analytical and experimental activities for the first three tests (D1.1, D1.2 and D1.5). In this article, the experimental data of the Tests D1.1, D1.2 and D1.5 are used for the SIMMER-III code results comparison. A qualitative analysis of the results obtained is reported according to the time trends for the most relevant parameters. The results show that the SIMMER-III code acceptably predicts the transient and the accuracies of the relevant test parameters are in agreement with the acquired experimental signals. Although that the primarily validation results are highly promising but further code assessment, development and validation are essential to approach such a qualified system code, which is suitable for fusion safety applications. The present validation work has been successfully followed by its ongoing experimental and numerical activities as a multilateral EUROfusion project.
Post-test analysis of Series D experiments in LIFUS5/Mod3 facility for SIMMER code validation of WCLL-BB In-box LOCA
Khani Moghanaki S.
Writing – Review & Editing
;Galleni F.Writing – Review & Editing
;Paci S.Writing – Review & Editing
;Forgione N.Writing – Review & Editing
2021-01-01
Abstract
The In-box LOCA for the WCLL-BB is recognized as a Design Basis Accident (DBA) and is of substantial interest to the DEMOnestration reactor design, therefore, the transient response of such an accident must be carefully investigated and addressed to ensure the safe operation and integrity of the whole system. In this way, the LIFUS5/Mod3 test facility (constructed at ENEA Brasimone Research Center) has been upgraded in the period 2018–2020 to perform a series of tests. The first set of the tests were named Series D, which are characterized by injecting specified amounts of pressurized water into the Lithium lead liquid bulk. The experimental campaign aimed at validating and qualifying the SIMMER-III code as a reliable numerical tool for the safety studies of the WCLL BB. In parallel with performing the tests, SIMMER-III Verification and Validation (V&V) was conducted according to a standard code validation procedure. SIMMER-III is a two-dimensional, multiphase, multicomponent, Eulerian, fluid-dynamics code which was firstly developed at the Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC). An adopted version of the original SIMMER-III code so-called Ver.3 F Mod.0.1 (which was developed at University of Pisa), was employed for the analyses. The V&V activity was successfully completed and documented as the technical reports within the past numerical analytical and experimental activities for the first three tests (D1.1, D1.2 and D1.5). In this article, the experimental data of the Tests D1.1, D1.2 and D1.5 are used for the SIMMER-III code results comparison. A qualitative analysis of the results obtained is reported according to the time trends for the most relevant parameters. The results show that the SIMMER-III code acceptably predicts the transient and the accuracies of the relevant test parameters are in agreement with the acquired experimental signals. Although that the primarily validation results are highly promising but further code assessment, development and validation are essential to approach such a qualified system code, which is suitable for fusion safety applications. The present validation work has been successfully followed by its ongoing experimental and numerical activities as a multilateral EUROfusion project.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
