Investigation of the Aerodynamics of the Main Building of NPP with a Reactor Equipped with a Passive Heat-Removal System

The results of an investigation of the aerodynamic action of wind on the operation of the heat-exchangers of a passive system removing heat to atmospheric air are presented. The object of the investigation is the main building of Novovoronezh NPP-2. The investigations were performed at the Institute...

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Published in:Atomic energy (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2014-06, Vol.116 (2), p.92-99
Main Authors: Kolomiets, D. O., Levchenko, Yu. D., Terenik, L. V., Mal’tsev, M. B., Taranov, G. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerodynamics
Air flow
Air temperature
Analysis
Buildings
By products
Construction
Decisions
Desalination
Flow rates
Hadrons
Heat exchangers
Heating
Heavy Ions
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear power plants
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Pressure distribution
Pressure drop
Reactors
Reynolds number
Studies
Systems design
Velocity
Wind
Wind power generation
Wind speed
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Summary:The results of an investigation of the aerodynamic action of wind on the operation of the heat-exchangers of a passive system removing heat to atmospheric air are presented. The object of the investigation is the main building of Novovoronezh NPP-2. The investigations were performed at the Institute for Physics and Power Engineering on an aerodynamic setup with maximum air flow rate in the loop 80·10 3 m 3 /h. The linear scale of the model is 1:200. In the experiments the pressure distribution was measured at several points: on the outer surface of the containment vessel of the reactor, at the locations of the air intakes of the heat-exchangers of the passive heat-removal system, inside the top deflector and the pressure drop along the air ducts of the heat exchangers of the passive heat-removal system for all possible directions and speeds of the wind. The investigation was conducted for constant air temperature and a one-dimensional velocity field in the air flow. The influence of a gradient velocity profile was judged according to the results obtained with a two-step profile of the velocity in the air flow. The experiments validated the technical decisions ensuring that the operation of the passive heat-removal system in the VVER at Novovoronezh NPP-2 is independent of the wind speed and direction.
ISSN:1063-4258
1573-8205
DOI:10.1007/s10512-014-9824-1