In a severe accident of a light water reactor, ablation of the RPV （reactor pressure vessel） lower head by corium is a key phenomenon, which affects progression of the accident. The MPS （moving particle semi-impli...In a severe accident of a light water reactor, ablation of the RPV （reactor pressure vessel） lower head by corium is a key phenomenon, which affects progression of the accident. The MPS （moving particle semi-implicit） method is one of particle methods that calculate behavior of incompressible fluid by semi-implicit method. In preceding studies, the MPS method has been extensively studied and developed for simulations of different phenomena involved in severe accident of nuclear reactors. This paper aims to investigate whether the MPS method is capable of analyzing the lower head ablation phenomenon. The small-scale experiment carried out at CRIEPI （Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry） using Pb-Bi vessel and silicone oil was analyzed for the validation of the MPS method. The MPS analysis well reproduced the experimental phenomena qualitatively. However, with respect to some quantitative results, more investigation such as influence of the calculation particle size is necessary.展开更多
文摘In a severe accident of a light water reactor, ablation of the RPV （reactor pressure vessel） lower head by corium is a key phenomenon, which affects progression of the accident. The MPS （moving particle semi-implicit） method is one of particle methods that calculate behavior of incompressible fluid by semi-implicit method. In preceding studies, the MPS method has been extensively studied and developed for simulations of different phenomena involved in severe accident of nuclear reactors. This paper aims to investigate whether the MPS method is capable of analyzing the lower head ablation phenomenon. The small-scale experiment carried out at CRIEPI （Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry） using Pb-Bi vessel and silicone oil was analyzed for the validation of the MPS method. The MPS analysis well reproduced the experimental phenomena qualitatively. However, with respect to some quantitative results, more investigation such as influence of the calculation particle size is necessary.
