Organization / Localization: Battelle-Institut Germany Country: Germany Facility Description: Multi-compartment test containment used for nuclear reactor severe accidents: thermal-hydraulics, aerosol behavior, gas mixing (650m3) Facility Status: closed Test Identification: DEMONA A1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, A7, A8, A9 SA-Related Topics / Phenomena:Experiments on behaviour of aerosols released into large dry PWR containment during core melt down accident, single- and multi-compartment geometry Measured Parameters: T, p, r.H., Steam rate, Aerosol concentration, Size distribution, FP sampling Modelling: Aerosol hehaviour and deposition in saturated air/steam mixture at 115 oC and 3 bar pressure. SnO2, Fe2O3, Ag or a mixture as aerosols. Aerosol concentration was at max 12 g/m3. Simulation Code: ECART, AC2, MELCOR, ASTEC, NAUA, COCMEL, CONTAIN Experimental Research Program: DEMONA Link to PIRT: WP-1.5 ST-10, ST-13. ST-14, ST-16
References: [1] Kanzleiter T., Wolf L., Schöck W., Bunz H., Haschke D., Hosemann P., Peehs M., Ruhmann H., Fischer M., Weber G., "Results from DEMONA aerosol experiments". Proceedings of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 14th Water reactor Safety Information Meeting, Volume 6. NUREG/CP--0082-VOL.6. 1987. https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/19/002/19002231.pdf?r=1 IP/Copyright Situation: upon request
Organization / Localization: Battelle-Institut Germany Country: Germany Facility Description: Multi-compartment test containment used for nuclear reactor severe accidents: thermal-hydraulics, aerosol behavior, gas mixing (650m3) Facility Status: closed Test Identification: VANAM: M1, M2, M2*, M4, M3 = ISP-37 SA-Related Topics / Phenomena:FP depletion to surfaces under condensing conditions (non-soluble) Measured Parameters: Temperature, humidity, and pressure, aerosol concentration, particle size distribution Modelling: Aerosol depletion using nonsoluble (SnO2) and soluble, hygroscopic NaOH particles in a multi-compartment containment setup Simulation Code: AC2, COCOSYS, GOTHIC, CONTAIN, ECART, MELCOR, ASTEC Experimental Research Program: VANAM Link to PIRT: WP-1.5 ST-10, ST-13. ST-14, ST-16
References: [1] Kanzleiter T., Fischer K.O., Allelein H-J-, Schwarz S., Weber G., ""The VANAM experiments M1 and M2 - test results and multi-compartmental analysis"", Journal of Aerosol Science, Vol 22, Supplement 1, 1991, pp. S697-S700. M. Firnhaber, T.F. Kanzleiter, S. Schwarz, G. Weber International Standard Problem ISP-37 VANAM M3 - A Multi Compartment Aerosol Depletion Test with Hygroscopic Aerosol Material NEA/CSNI/ R(96)26 (Dec. 1996)
T. Kanzleiter Versuche zum Verhalten von Kernschmelzunfall-Aerosolen in einer Mehrraum-Containment-Geometrie (“VANAM-Versuche”) Battelle-Institut e.V., Frankfurt am Main Abschlussbericht BIeV-R67.098-01 (1995) IP/Copyright Situation: upon request
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