Abstract

Natural circulation loop systems are promising a reasonable option to provide the emergency decay heat removal from a nuclear reactor during an electrical power outage. The present paper deals with an experimental study on the influence of leakages on the behaviour of a single-phase natural circulation loop. The research shows the thermodynamic and hydraulic processes in a large scale natural circulation loop during several measurements. The experimental device was designed to provide heating and cooling power of 250 kW with the maximum operating temperature and pressure 520 °C and 7 MPa, respectively. The continuous loss of coolant is very dangerous because it can result in coolant overheating.

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