GOTA BWR ECC Tests (SET facility)

CCVM Key:
8.1
Country:
Sweden
Organization:
Studsvik - Studsvik Energiteknik AB
Operating years:
1974 - 1985
Reference reactor:
Availability:
Dismantled
Objectives:
Pictures:
SET91 picture #1 (PNG) SET91 picture #2 (PNG) SET91 picture #3 (PNG)

Main characteristics

Height scale:1

Number of simulated fuel rods:64

Heat method:Indirect

Experimental conditions

Pressure min:0.1 MPa

Pressure max:2 MPa

Temperature min:37 °C

Temperature max:97 °C

Power min:150 kW

Power max:350 kW

Facility geometry

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Keywords Core:

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References

  • Experimental investigation of cooling by top spray and bottom flooding of a simulated 64 rod bundle for a BWR; Part 1: Preliminary bottom flooding tests; STUDSVIK/RL-77/1, Sweden 1977

  • L. Nilsson, L. Gustavsson, R. Haryu: Experimental Investigation of Cooling by Top Spray and Bottom Flooding of a Simulated 64 Rod Bundle for a BWR, Part 2. Main Experiment with Modified Test Section. Studsvik/RL-78/59. June 1978.

    http://www.iaea.org/inis/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/10/491/10491865.pdf?r=1

  • S.O. Eriksson et al.: "Experiments with Counter Current Steam Flow in the Spray Cooling Test Facility GOTA,".Studsvik (In Swedish). Aktiebolager Atomenergi, AES-15, NORHAV­S-030, March 1977.

  • BWR-ECC Investigations: Spray cooling heat transfer experiment in a full scale BWR bundle mock-up, STUDSVIK/E4-78164, Sweden 1978

  • Core spray cooling effectiveness in a modified BWR fuel bundle (63+1 rod) STUDSVIK/RL-78124, Sweden 1978 .

Phenomena

Relevance Phenomenon
100%
 Counter Current Flow Limitation (CCFL)
50%
 ECC Bypass
100%
 Heat Transfer : Core
100%
 Phase separation
100%
 Quench Phenomena
100%
 Spray Cooling in Upper Head