Analysis of a selected two-phase flow phenomenon in VVER reactors with horizontal steam generators

Non-uniform flow distribution in the ste

Non-uniform flow distribution in the steam generator U-tubes of a pressurized water reactor plant during single- and two-phase natural circulations

✍ Jae-Jun Jeong; Moonkyu Hwang; Young Jin Lee; Bub Dong Chung 📂 Article 📅 2004 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 298 KB

A flow model is formulated to analyze the single-and two-phase flow characteristics in the primary side of a vertical, inverted U-tube steam generator. Using the flow model, a pressure drop-mass flow rate curve is derived. It is shown that the curve has a negative slope and, thus, flow excursion ins