Abstract

A 10MW High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor (HTR-10) designed by the Institute ofNuclear Energy Technology (INET) of Tsinghua University is being constructed now. The steam generator (SG) of the HTR-10 is one of the most important facilities for reactor safety. In order to investigate the thermal-hydraulic performance of the SG, a full scale HTR-10 Steam Generator Two Tube Engineering Model Test Facility (SGTM-10) was installed and tested at INET. This paper describes the SGTM-10 in detail. The test assembly of the SGTM-10 simulates practical thermal and structural parameters of the HTR-10. The SGTM-10 consisted of three separated loops, primary-helium loop, secondary-water loop, and third-cooling water loop. There are two parallel tubes arranged in the test assembly. The main experimental equipment is shown in this paper. Analysis shows that for once-through steam generator simulation experiment, the electric-heated simulation method could not match practical operating condition. The results may not reflect true phenomena. The main results of experiments, for example effects of the outlet pressure, effects of the heating power, effects of the inlet sub-cooling are described. Experiments indicated, when the heat load of the HTR-10 is more than 30% the SG will be stable.

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