Research on simulation of hydrogen diffusion behavior based on CONTHAC-3D code

IF 1.9 3区工程技术 Q1 NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Annals of Nuclear Energy Pub Date : 2024-10-28 DOI:10.1016/j.anucene.2024.111003

Yuan Chang , Hui Wang , Gong-Lin Li , Ming Ding

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Abstract

An in-house code called CONTHAC-3D was developed to investigate the fundamental thermal–hydraulic phenomena occurred in the containment under severe accidents for NPPs. The code included specific models to simulate the special systems of HPR1000 and ACP100. The classical backward-facing step flow benchmark and BMC HYJET helium jet experiments were selected to investigate the code’s capability of simulating hydrogen diffusion process. The results showed that the difference between the calculated and experimental results could be negligible. The code was then applied to investigate hydrogen diffusion and distribution for HPR1000. The results showed that the hydrogen released from the break rises vertically and rapidly to the containment dome, then the gas diffused into the dome and lower compartments. As the time went by, the hydrogen concentration in lower compartments seemed to be higher than that in the containment dome. The results could provide foundation for the arrangement of hydrogen risk mitigation measures.

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基于 CONTHAC-3D 代码的氢扩散行为模拟研究

开发了名为 CONTHAC-3D 的内部代码，用于研究核电站严重事故情况下安全壳内发生的基本热液现象。该代码包括用于模拟 HPR1000 和 ACP100 特殊系统的特定模型。选择了经典的后向阶梯流基准和 BMC HYJET 氦射流实验来考察代码模拟氢扩散过程的能力。结果表明，计算结果和实验结果之间的差异可以忽略不计。随后，该代码被用于研究 HPR1000 的氢扩散和分布。结果表明，从破裂处释放的氢气垂直快速上升到安全壳穹顶，然后气体扩散到穹顶和下层舱室。随着时间的推移，下层舱室的氢气浓度似乎高于安全壳穹顶的氢气浓度。这些结果可为氢风险缓解措施的安排提供依据。

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Annals of Nuclear Energy 工程技术-核科学技术

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4.30

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21.10%

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632

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7.3 months

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