ACHILLES Reflood Loop (SET facility)

CCVM Key:
10.1
Country:
United Kingdom
Organization:
UKAEA - UKAEA
Operating years:
-
Reference reactor:
Availability:
Objectives:
Pictures:
SET100 picture #1 (PNG)

Main characteristics

Number of simulated fuel rods:69

Experimental conditions

Pressure min:0.3 MPa

Pressure max:0.3 MPa

Temperature min:130 °C

Temperature max:130 °C

Power max:220 kW

Facility geometry

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Keywords Core:

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References

  • ACHILLES, Heat Transfer in PWR Core During LOCA Reflood Phase

    http://www.oecd-nea.org/tools/abstract/detail/csni1015/

  • Technical Report to ACHILLES Steering Group on Voidage Distribution Experiments­ Unballooned Cluster, 1987-1991.

  • Summary list of the tests performed during the ACHILLES experimental programme 1987- 1991" ACHILLES Workshop, Winfrith, U.K., November 1991.

  • P. Dore and M.K. Denham: "ACHILLES unballooned cluster experiments part 5: Best estimate experiments" AEEW-R-2412, 1992.

  • Technical Reports to ACHILLES Steering Group: UK Nucl. Industry + CEGB Chairman for Experimental Programme Results Discussion, Requirements, Progress Review.

Phenomena

Relevance Phenomenon
50%
 Accumulator behaviour
50%
 ECC Bypass
100%
 Entrainment and Deentainment
100%
 Global Multidimensional Fluid Temperature, Void and Flow Distribution
50%
 Heat Transfer : Core
100%
 Noncondensable gas effects
100%
 Phase separation
100%
 Quench Phenomena