Vapor Condensation and Thermophoretic Aerosol Deposition of Cesium Iodide in Horizontal Thermal Gradient Pipes

Abstract

The aerosol deposition test series is being performed to investigate the deposition of FP vapor and aerosol onto the inner surface of reactor coolant piping during a severe accident of a light water reactor. Vapor and aerosol of CsI as an FP simulant was introduced into the horizontal test section pipes. No substantial decomposition of CsI was identified to occur both in the high temperature inert and superheated steam environments. The comparison between the results of the aerosol deposition test series and the thermo-fluiddynamic analysis with WINDFLOW implied that a profile of the CsI deposition due to vapor condensation and thermophoretic aerosol deposition was influenced by local thermo-fluiddynamic conditions. Deposition velocities were evaluated for CsI vapor and aerosol based on the deposition characteristics of CsI and the thermo-fluiddynamic analysis.