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DataBase Containment - Focus area 1: Combustible gases transport (1)

Facility Name	Test Identification	Measured Parameters	Modelling	Simulation Code	Experimental Research Program	Country
PANDA	HYMERES-2 H2P6	Fluid and wall temperatures, absolute and differential pressures, flow rates, heater power, gas concentrations and flow velocities	Turbulence model: URANS k-omega SST including buoyancy effects. Radiative heat transfer: P-1 model and Monte Carlo method	FLUENT	OECD/NEA HYMERES-2 Project	Switzerland
References: [1] D. Paladino, R. Kapulla, S. Paranjape, S. Suter, & M. Andreani. PANDA experiments within the OECD/NEA HYMERES-2 project on containment hydrogen distribution, thermal radiation and suppression pool phenomena. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 392, 111777 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2022.111777 [2] A. Dehbi, R. Kapulla. CFD simulations of helium layer erosion in one PANDA vessel following cooler activation. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 422, 113154 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.113154 [3] D. Paladino, R. Kapulla, S. Paranjape, S. Suter, C. Hug, M.-S. Chae, & M. Andreani. PANDA experimental database and further needs for containment analyses. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 404, 112173 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112173

Containment atmosphere mixing/Interacting pattern of coolers