Facility Details: POMECO-HT

Description: Rectangular column (200mm x 200mm x 1400mm) with different debris bed simulant material configuration heated by electrical heaters. Coolability investigation on various beds and coolant supply schemes
Organization / Localization: KTH-NPS
Ex-Vessel Debris Cooling - (EVDC) (1)
Test Identification: POMECO-HT
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: Dryout and coolability of particulate debris bed with different particle size, shape and configuration
Measured Parameters: Debris bed temperature, dryout location, incoming water flow
Modelling: Dryout power, dryout location
Simulation Code: COCOMO
Experimental Research Program: National program "Accident Phenomena of Risk Importance" (APRI) supported by consortium of SSM and NPPs in Sweden, ENSI
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References: [1] S. Thakre, L. Li, W. Ma. An experimental study on coolability of a particulate bed with radialstratification or triangular shape. Nuclear Engineering and Design 276 (2014) 54–63

[2] L. Li., W. Ma. S. Thakre. An experimental study on pressure drop and dryout heat flux of two-phase flow in packed beds of multi-sized and irregular particles, Nucl. Eng. Des. 242 (2012) 369-378.
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Contributed By: A. Komlev, W. Ma
IP/Copyright Situation: None




Implemented as part of the Seaknot EU funded project (HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01 under Grant Agreement No. 101060327) - WP2.6 UNIPI (2024-2025)