Open AccessAnalysis of the experiment KROTOS-44 of melt-water explosive interaction using the code VAPEX
Author(s) -
В. И. Мелихов,
О. И. Мелихов,
B. Saleh,
A A Shkel,
M S Alkhutov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1652/1/012025
Subject(s) - explosive material , nuclear engineering , coolant , code (set theory) , experimental data , nuclear power plant , environmental science , engineering , physics , mechanical engineering , computer science , nuclear physics , chemistry , mathematics , statistics , organic chemistry , set (abstract data type) , programming language
The basic aim of KROTOS test facility is to provide experimental data on fuel coolant interaction phenomena during severe accidents in nuclear power plants. The presented article is devoted to validate the VAPEX code developed at the Department of NPP in Moscow Power Engineering Institute. The experiment K-44 was simulated using the VAPEX code, this experiment has a significant importance because it allows to clearly observe the growth and propagation of pressure waves. The calculated data for the explosion stage obtained by the VAPEX code are in a good agreement with the experimental data, which confirms the adequacy of the VAPEX code for the analysis of fuel coolant interaction in case of severe accidents in nuclear power plants.