Spacer grids play an important role in pressurized water reactor（PWR） fuel assembly in that they have significant influence on the thermal-hydraulic characteristics of the reactor core.But so far,the numerical studi...Spacer grids play an important role in pressurized water reactor（PWR） fuel assembly in that they have significant influence on the thermal-hydraulic characteristics of the reactor core.But so far,the numerical studies are performed without regarding dimple and spring of spacer grids,just considering mixing vane.Moreover,these studies use k-ε turbulence model without considering the suitability of the other turbulence models upon the different spacer grids flow.A study is carried out to understand the 3-D single-phase flow in AFA-2G 5×5 rod bundles with spacer grids based on numerical method.In order to investigate the suitability of different turbulence models,k-ε model and k-ω model,the influence of different parts of spacer grid on the fluid flow is also predicted.By using second-order upwind scheme,hybrid grids technique,and improved SIMPLEC algorithm,the Reynolds averaged mass conservation and momentum conservation equations are solved,and the pressure and velocity field of flow are obtained.The numerical simulation results are compared with experiment results and the agreement is satisfactory.The simulation results show the influences of the spring,dimple and mixing vane,and the different characteristics of the k-ε model and k-ω model.Comparing with the experiment results,the simulation results suggest that the k-ω model is suitable for the simulation of the rod bundle flow with spacer grids;the spring and dimple are the main causes of the pressure loss in the spacer grid channel.The friction coefficient of the channel with spring and dimple is 1.5 times the coefficient of the channel with the vane.These results are beneficial to enhance the simulation ability of spacer grids flow and optimization design ability of spaces grid.展开更多
Two-phase flow with complex phase interfaces is commonly observed in both nature and industrial processes.The bubble size distribution(BSD) is a crucial parameter in gas-liquid two-phase flow,impacting various flow ch...Two-phase flow with complex phase interfaces is commonly observed in both nature and industrial processes.The bubble size distribution(BSD) is a crucial parameter in gas-liquid two-phase flow,impacting various flow characteristics including interfacial forces,void fraction distribution,and interfacial area transport.Throughout the flow progression,the BSD changes along the channel due to variations in pressure and interactions among bubbles.Accurately predicting the evolution of BSD can enhance the modeling of two-phase flow.This study presents a novel BSD evolution(BSDE) model,where the governing equation for the probability density function is formulated by considering the conservation of bubbles within a onedimensional control volume in the channel.The downstream BSD is predicted based on the upstream BSD and the effects of pressure variations and bubble interactions along the channel.To account for the multiscale nature of the two-phase flow,the bubbles are categorized into small groups(G_(1)) and large groups(G_(2)).Six distinct source term distributions for intra/inter bubble interactions have been developed.Each source term accounts for the distributions of consumed and generated bubbles,ensuring the conservation of bubble volume through constraints on model coefficients.The model has been tested on a tight-lattice rod bundle using experimental data,with deviations of less than 5% and 15% for G_(1)and G_(2) flow,respectively.Since the model development is independent of specific geometry,the framework of the BSDE model can also be effectively applied to channels of varying shapes.展开更多
The present paper discusses entropy generation in fully developed turbulent flows through a subchannel,arranged in square and triangle arrays. Entropy generation is due to contribution of both heat transfer and pressu...The present paper discusses entropy generation in fully developed turbulent flows through a subchannel,arranged in square and triangle arrays. Entropy generation is due to contribution of both heat transfer and pressure drop. Our main objective is to study the effect of key parameters such as spacer grid, fuel rod power distribution,Reynolds number Re, dimensionless heat power ω, lengthto-fuel-diameter ratio λ, and pitch-to-diameter ratio ξ on subchannel entropy generation. The analysis explicitly shows the contribution of heat transfer and pressure drop to the total entropy generation. An analytical formulation is introduced to total entropy generation for situations with uniform and sinusoidal rod power distribution. It is concluded that power distribution affects entropy generation.A smoother power profile leads to less entropy generation.The entropy generation of square rod array bundles is more efficient than that of triangular rod arrays, and spacer grids generate more entropy.展开更多
The aggregation behavior of cyclic rod-coil （RC） diblock copolymers in dilute solutions is investigated through dissipative particle dynamics simulation. By varying the rod length and coil length, cyclic RC copolyme...The aggregation behavior of cyclic rod-coil （RC） diblock copolymers in dilute solutions is investigated through dissipative particle dynamics simulation. By varying the rod length and coil length, cyclic RC copolymers in selective solvents exhibit various morphologies, including spherical miceUe, vesicle, bilayer disc, and ribbon bundle structure. Compared with the equivalent linear RC copolymer, only spherical micelle and barrel bundle phase are observed. Rod length is the major factor that controls the liquid-crystalline behavior of RC copolymer systems, while the coil length has a secondary effect on the aggregate morphology. The size of rod bundle varies with the coil length, especially for the end-to- end ribbon bundle and side-by-side barrel bundle, which are assembled by cyclic and linear RC copolymer solutions. This finding indicates that the ribbon bundle or nanofiber-like structure in cyclic RC copolymers can be obtained by controlling the rod length and coil length, and thus the optical and electrical properties of RC copolymer would be further controlled and optimized. Results illustrate that cyclization of a linear RC copolymer induces remarkable differences in the rod arrangement and aggregation behavior, thereby indicating the competition between interfacial energy, rod orientational entropy, coil stretching entropy, and packing constraints.展开更多
基金supported by National Key Laboratory of Bubble Physics and Natural Circulation of China(Grant No. 51482040105CB0103)
文摘Spacer grids play an important role in pressurized water reactor（PWR） fuel assembly in that they have significant influence on the thermal-hydraulic characteristics of the reactor core.But so far,the numerical studies are performed without regarding dimple and spring of spacer grids,just considering mixing vane.Moreover,these studies use k-ε turbulence model without considering the suitability of the other turbulence models upon the different spacer grids flow.A study is carried out to understand the 3-D single-phase flow in AFA-2G 5×5 rod bundles with spacer grids based on numerical method.In order to investigate the suitability of different turbulence models,k-ε model and k-ω model,the influence of different parts of spacer grid on the fluid flow is also predicted.By using second-order upwind scheme,hybrid grids technique,and improved SIMPLEC algorithm,the Reynolds averaged mass conservation and momentum conservation equations are solved,and the pressure and velocity field of flow are obtained.The numerical simulation results are compared with experiment results and the agreement is satisfactory.The simulation results show the influences of the spring,dimple and mixing vane,and the different characteristics of the k-ε model and k-ω model.Comparing with the experiment results,the simulation results suggest that the k-ω model is suitable for the simulation of the rod bundle flow with spacer grids;the spring and dimple are the main causes of the pressure loss in the spacer grid channel.The friction coefficient of the channel with spring and dimple is 1.5 times the coefficient of the channel with the vane.These results are beneficial to enhance the simulation ability of spacer grids flow and optimization design ability of spaces grid.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (12322510 and 12275174)the Shanghai Rising-Star Program (22QA1404500)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (24DZ3100300)the Lingchuang Project of China National Nuclear Corporation
文摘Two-phase flow with complex phase interfaces is commonly observed in both nature and industrial processes.The bubble size distribution(BSD) is a crucial parameter in gas-liquid two-phase flow,impacting various flow characteristics including interfacial forces,void fraction distribution,and interfacial area transport.Throughout the flow progression,the BSD changes along the channel due to variations in pressure and interactions among bubbles.Accurately predicting the evolution of BSD can enhance the modeling of two-phase flow.This study presents a novel BSD evolution(BSDE) model,where the governing equation for the probability density function is formulated by considering the conservation of bubbles within a onedimensional control volume in the channel.The downstream BSD is predicted based on the upstream BSD and the effects of pressure variations and bubble interactions along the channel.To account for the multiscale nature of the two-phase flow,the bubbles are categorized into small groups(G_(1)) and large groups(G_(2)).Six distinct source term distributions for intra/inter bubble interactions have been developed.Each source term accounts for the distributions of consumed and generated bubbles,ensuring the conservation of bubble volume through constraints on model coefficients.The model has been tested on a tight-lattice rod bundle using experimental data,with deviations of less than 5% and 15% for G_(1)and G_(2) flow,respectively.Since the model development is independent of specific geometry,the framework of the BSDE model can also be effectively applied to channels of varying shapes.
文摘The present paper discusses entropy generation in fully developed turbulent flows through a subchannel,arranged in square and triangle arrays. Entropy generation is due to contribution of both heat transfer and pressure drop. Our main objective is to study the effect of key parameters such as spacer grid, fuel rod power distribution,Reynolds number Re, dimensionless heat power ω, lengthto-fuel-diameter ratio λ, and pitch-to-diameter ratio ξ on subchannel entropy generation. The analysis explicitly shows the contribution of heat transfer and pressure drop to the total entropy generation. An analytical formulation is introduced to total entropy generation for situations with uniform and sinusoidal rod power distribution. It is concluded that power distribution affects entropy generation.A smoother power profile leads to less entropy generation.The entropy generation of square rod array bundles is more efficient than that of triangular rod arrays, and spacer grids generate more entropy.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21474076)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang(Nos.Z13F20019 and LY15B040005)the Science and Technology of Wenzhou(No.G20140054)
文摘The aggregation behavior of cyclic rod-coil （RC） diblock copolymers in dilute solutions is investigated through dissipative particle dynamics simulation. By varying the rod length and coil length, cyclic RC copolymers in selective solvents exhibit various morphologies, including spherical miceUe, vesicle, bilayer disc, and ribbon bundle structure. Compared with the equivalent linear RC copolymer, only spherical micelle and barrel bundle phase are observed. Rod length is the major factor that controls the liquid-crystalline behavior of RC copolymer systems, while the coil length has a secondary effect on the aggregate morphology. The size of rod bundle varies with the coil length, especially for the end-to- end ribbon bundle and side-by-side barrel bundle, which are assembled by cyclic and linear RC copolymer solutions. This finding indicates that the ribbon bundle or nanofiber-like structure in cyclic RC copolymers can be obtained by controlling the rod length and coil length, and thus the optical and electrical properties of RC copolymer would be further controlled and optimized. Results illustrate that cyclization of a linear RC copolymer induces remarkable differences in the rod arrangement and aggregation behavior, thereby indicating the competition between interfacial energy, rod orientational entropy, coil stretching entropy, and packing constraints.
