Facility Details: CLARA

Description: Rectangular shaped plexiglass pool, with variable dimensions, 0.25m deep, 1.2m high); length from 0.5m to 2 m (max. volume 0.6m3); different liquids covering a dynamic viscosity range from about 1 to 10,000 mPa, cooled sidewalls, volumetric heating
Organization / Localization: CEA/Grenoble
Molten Corium Concrete Interaction- (MCCI) (1)
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SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: Heat flux distribution in a volumetrically heated, bubble agitated fluid with cold sidewalls.
Measured Parameters: Temperatures, heat flux distribution
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Experimental Research Program: CEA, EDF, IRSN, GDF Suez and SARNET
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References: M. Bottin, et al., "Molten Corium–Concrete Interaction: Investigation of convective heat transfer in a pool with gas sparging", Annals of Nuclear Energy 93, pp. 35-42, 2016
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306454915300359
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Contributed By: T. Keim/M. Fischer
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Implemented as part of the Seaknot EU funded project (HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01 under Grant Agreement No. 101060327) - WP2.6 UNIPI (2024-2025)