Abstract
An investigation is carried out on the hydrodynamic instability which has been observed in two-phase flow systems such as boiling water reactors or once-through boilers. In this paper a system having a single boiling channel is treated. The equation of oscillation for the circulation flow rate is derived from the laws of conservation of mass, energy and momentum. The damping coefficient in this equation is given as the inclination of the characteristic curve which represents the relation between pressure losses and the circulation flow rate. As the results, it is found that, when the equilibrium of the hydrodynamic system lies in the range of negative inclination of the characteristic curve, the system is unstable and the hydrodynamic oscillation is generated. In the case of forced circulation, the system is expected to be more stable than the natural circulation system, owing to the positive damping caused by the pump included in the circuit.
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