Abstract
As nuclear power plants tend to be miniaturized and integrated, equal-height-difference natural circulation systems (EHDNCSs) have potential applications in floating nuclear power plants. This work experimentally investigated the flow modes of an EHDNCS at low pressure. It has observed four quintessential flow modes in the experiments. The transient characteristics of each flow mode were analyzed by the visualization results. In addition, the dispersion and amplitude characteristics of flow rate were compared in different flow modes based on 134 experimental cases. The experimental results reveal that the flow oscillation is related to unsteady flow pattern for intermittent and condensation oscillations. The condensation induced water hammer (CIWH) is found in the condensation oscillation. According to the stability map, it is found that the regions of stability and CIWH can be well divided by equilibrium quality of −0.23% and 0.47%, and the unstable range is enlarged by increasing the inlet temperature and resistance.
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