RELAP5-3D modelling of heat transfer components (intermediate heat exchanger and helical-coil steam generator) for NGNP application Online publication date: Fri, 24-Oct-2014
by Nolan A. Anderson; Piyush Sabharwall
International Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Technology (IJNEST), Vol. 8, No. 1, 2014
Abstract: The Next Generation Nuclear Plant project is aimed at the research and development of a helium-cooled high-temperature gas reactor that could generate both electricity and process heat for the production of hydrogen. The heat from the high-temperature primary loop must be transferred via an intermediate heat exchanger to a secondary loop. Using RELAP5-3D, a model was developed for two of the heat exchanger options: a printed-circuit heat exchanger and a helical-coil steam generator. The RELAP5-3D models were used to simulate an exponential decrease in pressure over a 20-second period. The results of this loss-of-coolant analysis indicate that heat is initially transferred from the primary loop to the secondary loop, but after the decrease in pressure in the primary loop, the heat is transferred from the secondary loop to the primary loop. A high-temperature gas reactor model should be developed and connected to the heat transfer component to simulate other transients.
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