One-step coupled calculations (Serpent-OpenFOAM) for a fuel rod of the IPR-R1 triga reactor

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contents One-step coupled calculations (Serpent-OpenFOAM) for a fuel rod of the IPR-R1 triga reactor T.A.S Vieira R.C Gonçalves I.C.P Machado G.A.M Vidal H.F.P Castro N.L Ribeiro M.P.B Filho W.G Santos D. Campolina G.P. Barros V.V.A Silva A.A.C Santos Biología CFD Multi physics Serpent OpenFOAM In this work, a single step of coupled calculations for a fuel rod of IPR-R1 TRIGA was performed. The used methodology allowed to simulate the fuel pin behavior in steady-state mode for different power levels. The aim of this paper is to present a practical approach to perform coupled calculations between neutronic (Monte Carlo) and thermal-hydraulic (CFD) codes. For this purpose, is necessary to evaluate the influence of the water thermal-physical properties temperature variations on keff parameter. Besides that, Serpent Nuclear Code was used for the neutronics evaluation, while OpenFOAM was used for thermal-hydraulics. OpenFOAM si- mulations were made by using a modified chtMultiRegionFoam solver, developed to read Serpent output correctly. The neutronic code was used without any modifications. The results shows that this coupled calculations were consistent and that leads to encouraging further methodology development and its use for full core simulation. Also, the results shows good agreement with calculations performed using other version of OpenFOAM and Milonga as neutronic code. 2021 artículo científico 2319-0612 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=722280949006 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=7222 Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences application/pdf Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica - SBPR Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences (Brasil) Num.2B Vol.9
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spellingShingle One-step coupled calculations (Serpent-OpenFOAM) for a fuel rod of the IPR-R1 triga reactor
T.A.S Vieira
Biología
CFD
Multi
physics
Serpent
OpenFOAM
One-step coupled calculations (Serpent-OpenFOAM) for a fuel rod of the IPR-R1 triga reactor T.A.S Vieira R.C Gonçalves I.C.P Machado G.A.M Vidal H.F.P Castro N.L Ribeiro M.P.B Filho W.G Santos D. Campolina G.P. Barros V.V.A Silva A.A.C Santos Biología CFD Multi physics Serpent OpenFOAM In this work, a single step of coupled calculations for a fuel rod of IPR-R1 TRIGA was performed. The used methodology allowed to simulate the fuel pin behavior in steady-state mode for different power levels. The aim of this paper is to present a practical approach to perform coupled calculations between neutronic (Monte Carlo) and thermal-hydraulic (CFD) codes. For this purpose, is necessary to evaluate the influence of the water thermal-physical properties temperature variations on keff parameter. Besides that, Serpent Nuclear Code was used for the neutronics evaluation, while OpenFOAM was used for thermal-hydraulics. OpenFOAM si- mulations were made by using a modified chtMultiRegionFoam solver, developed to read Serpent output correctly. The neutronic code was used without any modifications. The results shows that this coupled calculations were consistent and that leads to encouraging further methodology development and its use for full core simulation. Also, the results shows good agreement with calculations performed using other version of OpenFOAM and Milonga as neutronic code. 2021 artículo científico 2319-0612 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=722280949006 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=7222 Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences application/pdf Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica - SBPR Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences (Brasil) Num.2B Vol.9
title One-step coupled calculations (Serpent-OpenFOAM) for a fuel rod of the IPR-R1 triga reactor
topic Biología
CFD
Multi
physics
Serpent
OpenFOAM
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