Physical and numerical investigations for the development of a new experimental facility for studying blowdown phenomena

Marco De Lorenzo, Philippe Lafon, Yann Bartosiewicz, Jean Marie Seynhaeve

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Abstract

Electricité de France (EDF), with the scientific cooperation of Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), is starting new investigations about the blowdown phenomena. For these purposes, EDF is considering to build a new experimental installation called BRECHE. In this article, the main features of the design of the test rig are presented together with the numerical simulation carried out with EUROPLEXUS code for the hydraulic and mechanical design of BRECHE.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThermal-Hydraulics
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Print)9784888982566
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2016
Event2016 24th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE 2016 - Charlotte, United States
Duration: 26 Jun 201630 Jun 2016

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE
Volume3

Conference

Conference2016 24th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCharlotte
Period26/06/1630/06/16

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