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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 41 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Nuclear science and techniques |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 9 Apr 2024 |
| Publication status | Published - May 2024 |
Abstract
In nuclear reactors, temperature fluctuations of fluids may cause fatigue damage to adjacent structures; this is referred to as thermal striping. Research on thermal striping in the upper plenum has mainly focused on fluid fields. Few experimental studies have been reported on solid structures in a fluid field with a coaxial jet. This study entailed an experimental study of the temperature fluctuations in the fluid and on a plate surface caused by a coaxial jet. The temperature fluctuations of the fluid and plate surfaces located at different heights were analyzed. The cause of the temperature fluctuation was analyzed using a transient temperature distribution. The results show that the mixing of the hot and cold fluids gradually becomes uniform in the positive axial direction. The average surface temperatures tended to be consistent. When the jet reaches the plate surface, the swing of the jet center, contraction and expansion of the cold jet, and changes in the jet shape result in temperature fluctuations. The intensity of the temperature fluctuation was affected by the position. More attention should be paid when the plate is located at a lower height, and between the hot and cold-fluid nozzles.
Keywords
- Coaxial jet, Temperature fluctuation, The upper plenum of nuclear reactor, Thermal mixing, Thermal striping
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Energy(all)
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
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In: Nuclear science and techniques, Vol. 35, No. 5, 41, 05.2024.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental study on temperature fluctuations on plate surface induced by coaxial-jet flow
AU - Xiong, Xue Yao
AU - Liu, Zun Quan
AU - Zhou, Guo Yan
AU - Luo, Xing
AU - Tu, Shan Tung
N1 - This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52075173) and the Overseas Expertise Introduction Project for Discipline Innovation (No. B13020).
PY - 2024/5
Y1 - 2024/5
N2 - In nuclear reactors, temperature fluctuations of fluids may cause fatigue damage to adjacent structures; this is referred to as thermal striping. Research on thermal striping in the upper plenum has mainly focused on fluid fields. Few experimental studies have been reported on solid structures in a fluid field with a coaxial jet. This study entailed an experimental study of the temperature fluctuations in the fluid and on a plate surface caused by a coaxial jet. The temperature fluctuations of the fluid and plate surfaces located at different heights were analyzed. The cause of the temperature fluctuation was analyzed using a transient temperature distribution. The results show that the mixing of the hot and cold fluids gradually becomes uniform in the positive axial direction. The average surface temperatures tended to be consistent. When the jet reaches the plate surface, the swing of the jet center, contraction and expansion of the cold jet, and changes in the jet shape result in temperature fluctuations. The intensity of the temperature fluctuation was affected by the position. More attention should be paid when the plate is located at a lower height, and between the hot and cold-fluid nozzles.
AB - In nuclear reactors, temperature fluctuations of fluids may cause fatigue damage to adjacent structures; this is referred to as thermal striping. Research on thermal striping in the upper plenum has mainly focused on fluid fields. Few experimental studies have been reported on solid structures in a fluid field with a coaxial jet. This study entailed an experimental study of the temperature fluctuations in the fluid and on a plate surface caused by a coaxial jet. The temperature fluctuations of the fluid and plate surfaces located at different heights were analyzed. The cause of the temperature fluctuation was analyzed using a transient temperature distribution. The results show that the mixing of the hot and cold fluids gradually becomes uniform in the positive axial direction. The average surface temperatures tended to be consistent. When the jet reaches the plate surface, the swing of the jet center, contraction and expansion of the cold jet, and changes in the jet shape result in temperature fluctuations. The intensity of the temperature fluctuation was affected by the position. More attention should be paid when the plate is located at a lower height, and between the hot and cold-fluid nozzles.
KW - Coaxial jet
KW - Temperature fluctuation
KW - The upper plenum of nuclear reactor
KW - Thermal mixing
KW - Thermal striping
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U2 - 10.1007/s41365-024-01402-8
DO - 10.1007/s41365-024-01402-8
M3 - Article
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VL - 35
JO - Nuclear science and techniques
JF - Nuclear science and techniques
SN - 1001-8042
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M1 - 41
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