• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.618-635
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• 2000

A total of 17 experimental data for the onset of slugging, which is assumed to be the precursor of the condensation-induced waterhammer (CIWH), have been obtained for various How rates of water Incorporating the most recent correlations of interfacial heat transfer and friction factor developed for a circular geometry and using an improved criterion of transition from stratified to a slug flow, two existing analytical models to predict lower and upper bounds for CIWH have been upgraded. Applicability of the present as well as existing CIWH models has been tested by comparison with two sets of CIWH data. The result of this comparison shows that the applicability of the present as well as existing models is reasonably good. Based on the present models for CIWH, a computer code entitled as“KAIST-CIWH”has been developed and sample guide charts to find CIWH free regions for a given combination of major flow parameters in a long horizontal pipe have been presented along with the results of parametric studies of major parameters (D, P, $T_{f,in}$, and L/D) on the critical inlet water flow rate（$W_{f,in}_crit$ for both lower and upper bounds. In addition, two simple formulas for lower and upper bounds that can be used in an emergency for quick results have been presented.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권11호
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• pp.3635-3642
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• 2021

Natural circulation systems (NCSs) are extensively applied in nuclear power plants because of their simplicity and inherent safety features. For some passive natural circulation systems in floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs), the ocean is commonly used as the heat sink. Condensation induced water hammer (CIWH) events may appear as the steam directly contacts the subcooled seawater, which seriously threatens the safe operation and integrity of the NCSs. Nevertheless, the research on the formation mechanisms of CIWH is insufficient, especially in NCSs. In this paper, the characteristics of flow rate and fluid temperature are emphatically analyzed. Then the formation types of CIWH are identified by visualization method. The experimental results reveal that due to the different size and formation periods of steam slugs, the flow rate presents continuous and irregular oscillation. The fluid in the horizontal hot pipe section near the water tank is always subcooled due to the reverse flow phenomenon. Moreover, the transition from stratified flow to slug flow can cause CIWH and enhance flow instability. Three types of formation mechanisms of CIWH, including the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, the interaction of solitary wave and interface wave, and the pressure wave induced by CIWH, are obtained by identifying 67 CIWH events.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.110-118
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• 2021

액체로켓엔진의 구성품인 연소기 산화제 개폐밸브는 연소기에 공급되는 산화제를 제어한다. 밸브가 닫힐 때 산화제는 연소기 대신 재순환 유로로 공급되며, 이때 발생한 수격현상에 의해 설계 기준보다 큰 압력이 발생할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 액체질소를 운용 유체로 사용하여 재순환 유로의 초기 조건에 따른 수격 시험을 수행하였으며, 그 결과 발생하는 압력파를 분석하였다. 초기 조건에 따라 재순환유로 내부 압력파의 경향이 달랐으며, 특히 재순환 유로 끝단에서는 응축에 의한 수격이 발생할 때 압력이 최대로 커질 수 있음을 확인하였다.