Based on the study on the Mach reflection of a solitary wave in [3] , we continue to investi- gate effects of the boundary layers on the bottom and the vertical side wall. By using matched asymptotic methods, the two-...Based on the study on the Mach reflection of a solitary wave in [3] , we continue to investi- gate effects of the boundary layers on the bottom and the vertical side wall. By using matched asymptotic methods, the two-dimensional KdV equation is modified to account for effects of viscosity. Numerical simulation of the problem shows that the effects of side wall are important while the effects of the bottom can be neglected. The results including the side wall's effects agree satisfactorily with those of Melville's experiments. Finally, we establish the simplified concept of the side wall effect and conclude that it repre- sents the physical reason for the discrepancy between the experiments and the previous calculations based on the inviscid fluid flow theory.展开更多
The concept of travelling wave reactor(TWR)applies the mechanism of self-sustaining and propagating nuclear fission travelling waves in fertile media of 238U and 232Th to achieve very high fuel utilization.Based on th...The concept of travelling wave reactor(TWR)applies the mechanism of self-sustaining and propagating nuclear fission travelling waves in fertile media of 238U and 232Th to achieve very high fuel utilization.Based on this concept,a stepwise radial fuel shuffling strategy was proposed and applied to a sodium-cooled fast reactor(SFR)loading metallic 238U fuel.The multi-group deterministic neutronic code ERANOS with JEFF3.1 data library was used as a basic tool to perform the neutronics and burnup calculations.The inward fuel shuffling calculations were first performed in a 1-D cylindrical case for parametric understanding,and then extended to a 2-D R-Z case.The shuffling calculations for the 1-D and 2-D SFR model yielded some interesting results.The asymptotic keff varied parabolically with the characteristic fluence,while the burnup increased linearly.The highest burnup achieved in 2-D case was 38%.The power peak shifted from the fuel outlet side(core centre)to the fuel inlet side(core periphery)in both 1-D and 2-D cases and the corresponding peaking factor decreased dramatically along with the characteristic fluence.The present research demonstrated that the proposed stepwise radial fuel shuffling in the sodium fast reactor achieved the characteristics of the traveling wave reactor.展开更多
文摘Based on the study on the Mach reflection of a solitary wave in [3] , we continue to investi- gate effects of the boundary layers on the bottom and the vertical side wall. By using matched asymptotic methods, the two-dimensional KdV equation is modified to account for effects of viscosity. Numerical simulation of the problem shows that the effects of side wall are important while the effects of the bottom can be neglected. The results including the side wall's effects agree satisfactorily with those of Melville's experiments. Finally, we establish the simplified concept of the side wall effect and conclude that it repre- sents the physical reason for the discrepancy between the experiments and the previous calculations based on the inviscid fluid flow theory.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11105103)the Doctoral Fund of the Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.20110201120046)
文摘The concept of travelling wave reactor(TWR)applies the mechanism of self-sustaining and propagating nuclear fission travelling waves in fertile media of 238U and 232Th to achieve very high fuel utilization.Based on this concept,a stepwise radial fuel shuffling strategy was proposed and applied to a sodium-cooled fast reactor(SFR)loading metallic 238U fuel.The multi-group deterministic neutronic code ERANOS with JEFF3.1 data library was used as a basic tool to perform the neutronics and burnup calculations.The inward fuel shuffling calculations were first performed in a 1-D cylindrical case for parametric understanding,and then extended to a 2-D R-Z case.The shuffling calculations for the 1-D and 2-D SFR model yielded some interesting results.The asymptotic keff varied parabolically with the characteristic fluence,while the burnup increased linearly.The highest burnup achieved in 2-D case was 38%.The power peak shifted from the fuel outlet side(core centre)to the fuel inlet side(core periphery)in both 1-D and 2-D cases and the corresponding peaking factor decreased dramatically along with the characteristic fluence.The present research demonstrated that the proposed stepwise radial fuel shuffling in the sodium fast reactor achieved the characteristics of the traveling wave reactor.
