Abstract

The paper describes the application of CFD in simulating density wave oscillations in triangular and square pitch rod bundles. The FLUENT code is used for this purpose, addressing typical conditions proposed for SCWR conceptual design. The RELAP5 code and an in-house 1D linear stability code are also adopted to compare the results for instability thresholds obtained by different techniques. Transient analyses are performed both by the CFD code and RELAP5, with increasing heating rates and constant pressure drop across the channel, up to the occurrence of unstable behaviour. The obtained results confirm that the density wave mechanism is similar in rod bundle and in axisymmetric configurations.

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