Water Hammer Caused by Rapid Gas Production in a Severe Accident in a Light Water Reactor

We investigated the water hammer caused by striking of water mass pushed up by a rapidly growing bubble and its scale effects using two cylindrical model containment vessels of 1.0 and 0.428m diameters. We also closely observed the movement of water mass and the growing bubble in the vessels. In the...

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Published inJSME International Journal Series B Fluids and Thermal Engineering Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 48 - 55
Main Authors INASAKA, Fujio, ADACHI, Masaki, SHIOZAKI, Kohki, AYA, Izuo, NARIAI, Hideki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 01.01.2005
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Subjects
Bubble Growth
Coherent Movement
Containment Vessel
LWR
Severe Accident
Steam Explosion
Water Hammer
Water Mass
Water Pool
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Summary:We investigated the water hammer caused by striking of water mass pushed up by a rapidly growing bubble and its scale effects using two cylindrical model containment vessels of 1.0 and 0.428m diameters. We also closely observed the movement of water mass and the growing bubble in the vessels. In these experiments, rapid bubble growth was simulated by injecting high-pressure air into a water pool. It was clarified that the water mass was pushed up without any air penetration until the water level reached a certain elevation. On the basis of all data, experimental correlations for estimating the height and striking velocity of the water mass with coherency were proposed, and the water hammer pressure for exerting large forces on the structures was quantitatively evaluated.
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ISSN:1340-8054
1347-5371
DOI:10.1299/jsmeb.48.48