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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 H2P2	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	CABARET-SC1 ContainmentFOAM 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] R. Kapulla, S. Paranjape, U. Doll, E. Kirkby, & D. Paladino. Experimental assessment of thermal radiation effects on containment atmospheres with varying steam content. Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 54(11), 4348–4358 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2022.07.001 [3] V. Y. Glotov. Simulation of experiments on thermal radiation effect studying in a large-scale PANDA facility using the CABARET-SC1 code. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 419, 112967 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.112967 [4] R. Kapulla, S. Kelm, U. Doll, X. Liu, S. Paranjape, & D. Paladino. Large-scale PANDA facility – radiation experiments and CFD calculations. Kerntechnik, 89(2), 202–217 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1515/kern-2023-0060 [5] A. Dehbi, R. Kapulla. CFD analyses of large-scale tests highlighting the effects of thermal radiation in steam-containing atmospheres. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 415, 112710 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112710

Containment atmosphere mixing/Thermal radiation effect on gas distribution