The influence of hot working on the microstructures of TC11/Ti2 Al Nb dual-alloy joints welded by electron beam welding(EBW) process was investigated. The tensile tests were performed at room temperature for specimens...The influence of hot working on the microstructures of TC11/Ti2 Al Nb dual-alloy joints welded by electron beam welding(EBW) process was investigated. The tensile tests were performed at room temperature for specimens before and after thermal exposure. The results show that the fusion zone of TC11/Ti2 Al Nb dual-alloy joint welded by EBW is mainly composed of β phase. After deformation and heat treatment, the grain boundaries of the as-cast alloy are broken and the fusion zone mainly consists of β, α2and α phases. The fusion zone performs poor property in the tensile test. Specimens before and after thermal exposure all fail in this area under different deformation conditions. The ultimate tensile strength of specimens after heat treatment is up to 1190 MPa at room temperature. The joints by water quenching after deformation have better plasticity with an elongation up to 4.4%. After thermal exposure at 500 °C for 100 h, the tensile strength of the specimen slightly rises while the ductility changes a little. SEM observation shows that the fracture mechanism is predominantly transgranular under different deformation conditions.展开更多
FeCrAl fiber-reinforced hydroxyapatite(HA) biocomposites(FeCrAl(f)/HA) were fabricated by the hot pressing technique.The metallographic microscopy,X-ray diffractometry,scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and ene...FeCrAl fiber-reinforced hydroxyapatite(HA) biocomposites(FeCrAl(f)/HA) were fabricated by the hot pressing technique.The metallographic microscopy,X-ray diffractometry,scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS) were used to observe and analyze the microstructure and composition of FeCrAl(f)/HA composites,respectively.The mechanical properties of FeCrAl(f)/HA composites were measured by the three-point-bending test.The results show that the composite can be reinforced by FeCrAl fiber and enhanced gradually,and then declined with the increase of the content of FeCrAl fiber(0-11%,volume fraction) in the whole range of experiments.Both the HA matrix and FeCrAl fiber integrate very tightly and bit into each other very deeply and counter-diffusion takes place to some extent at two-phase interface.The optimum parameters of FeCrAl(f)/HA composite are diameter of 22 μm,length of 1-2 mm and of volume faction of about 7% for FeCrAl fibers.展开更多
The effects of T916 thermo-mechanical process on microstructures, mechanical properties and ballistic resistance of 2519A aluminum alloy were investigated by optical microscopy (OM), transmission electron microscopy...The effects of T916 thermo-mechanical process on microstructures, mechanical properties and ballistic resistance of 2519A aluminum alloy were investigated by optical microscopy (OM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), tensile tests and ballistic resistance test. After T916 treatment, the yield strength, tensile strength and elongation rate of 2519A aluminum alloy reach 501 MPa, 540 MPa and 14%, respectively. And the ballistic limit velocity of 2519A-T916 alloy (30 mm in thickness) is 715 rn/s. The microstructure varies near the sidewalls of crater. The interrupted ageing contributes to these excellent properties of the alloy. During T916 process, the precipitation of Guinier Preston (GP) zone is finer and denser during the interrupted ageing, thus resulting in well precipitated strengthening phase.展开更多
A thermodynamic model of hydrogen induced silicon surface layer splitting with the help of an oxidized silicon wafer bonded is proposed.Wafer splitting is the result of lateral growth of hydrogen blisters in the enti...A thermodynamic model of hydrogen induced silicon surface layer splitting with the help of an oxidized silicon wafer bonded is proposed.Wafer splitting is the result of lateral growth of hydrogen blisters in the entire implanted hydrogen region during annealing.The blister growth rate depends on the effective activation energies of both hydrogen complex dissociation and hydrogen diffusion.The hydrogen blister radius was studied as the function of annealing time,annealing temperature and implantation dose.The critical radius was obtained according to the Griffith energy condition.The time required for wafer splitting at the cut temperature was calculated in accordance with the growth of hydrogen blisters.展开更多
The microstructure, the content of compounds, mechanical properties and fracture behavior of high vacuum die casting Mg-8Gd-3Y-0.4Zr alloy (mass fraction, %) under T4 condition and T6 condition were investigated. Th...The microstructure, the content of compounds, mechanical properties and fracture behavior of high vacuum die casting Mg-8Gd-3Y-0.4Zr alloy (mass fraction, %) under T4 condition and T6 condition were investigated. The microstructure for the as-cast Mg-8Gd-3Y-0.4Zr alloy mainly consists ofα-Mg and eutectic Mg24(Gd,Y)5 compound. After solution treatment, the eutectic compounds dissolve massively into the Mg matrix. The main composition of solution-treated alloys is supersaturated α-Mg and cuboid-shaped phase. The T4 heat treated samples have increasing cuboidal particles with the increase of heat treatment temperature, which turn out good mechanical properties. The optimum T4 heat treatment for high vacuum die cast Mg-8Gd-3Y-0.4Zr alloy is 475 ℃, 2 h according to microstructure results. The optimum ultimate strength and elongation of solution-treated Mg-8Gd-3Y-0.4Zr alloy are 222.1 MPa and 15.4%, respectively. The tensile fracture mode of the as-cast, and T6 heat treated alloys is transgranular quasi-cleavage fracture.展开更多
A thermal model for a heat pipe with axially swallow-tailed microgrooves is developed and analyzed numerically to predict the heat transfer capacity and total thermal resistance.The effect of heat load on the axial di...A thermal model for a heat pipe with axially swallow-tailed microgrooves is developed and analyzed numerically to predict the heat transfer capacity and total thermal resistance.The effect of heat load on the axial distribution of capillary radius,and the effect of working temperature and wick structure on the maximum heat transfer capability,as well as the effect of the heat load and working temperature on the total thermal resistance are all investigated and discussed.It is indicated that the meniscus radius increases non-linearly and slowly at the evaporator and adiabatic section along the axial direction,while increasing drastically at the beginning of the condenser section.The pressure difference in the vapor phase along the axial direction is much smaller than that in the liquid phase.In addition,the heat transfer capacity is deeply affected by the working temperature and the size of the wick.A groove wick structure with a wider groove base width and higher groove depth can enhance the heat transfer capability.The effect of the working temperature on the total thermal resistance is insignificant;however,the total thermal resistance shows dependence upon the heat load.In addition,the accuracy of the model is also verified by the experiment in this paper.展开更多
The influence of hot swaging(SW) and annealing treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of commercially pure titanium produced by investment casting was evaluated.The as-cast samples showed a typical mi...The influence of hot swaging(SW) and annealing treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of commercially pure titanium produced by investment casting was evaluated.The as-cast samples showed a typical microstructure consisting of a variety of α-morphologies,while the hot swaged samples exhibited a kinked lamellar microstructure.Annealing at 500 °C did not significantly change this microstructure while annealing at 700 and 870 °C led to recrystallization and formation of equiaxed microstructures.The cast bars exhibited a typical hard α-layer in near-surface regions with a maximum depth and maximum hardness of 720 μm and HV0.5 660,respectively.Due to SW,the tensile strength of the as-cast material drastically increased from 605 MPa to 895 MPa.Annealing at 500 °C decreased the tensile strength slightly from 895 to 865 MPa while annealing at 700 °C led to a further pronounced drop in tensile strength from 865 to 710 MPa.No additional decrease in tensile strength was noticed with increasing the annealing temperature from 700 to 870 °C.The true fracture strain of the as-cast and hot swaged samples was in the range of 0.05 to 0.12,while the annealed samples showed values in the range of 0.25 to 0.53.In addition,the as-cast and hot swaged samples revealed a brittle cleavage fracture surfaces.However,the annealed samples showed a transgranular ductile fracture with formation of dimples.展开更多
Conventionally, direct tensile tests are employed to measure mechanical properties of industrially pro- duced products. In mass production, the cost of sampling and labor is high, which leads to an increase of total p...Conventionally, direct tensile tests are employed to measure mechanical properties of industrially pro- duced products. In mass production, the cost of sampling and labor is high, which leads to an increase of total pro- duction cost and a decrease of production efficiency. The main purpose of this paper is to develop an intelligent pro- gram based on artificial neural network (ANN) to predict the mechanical properties of a commercial grade hot rolled low carbon steel strip, SPHC. A neural network model was developed by using 7 x 5 x 1 back-propagation (BP) neural network structure to determine the multiple relationships among chemical composition, product pro- cess and mechanical properties. Industrial on-line application of the model indicated that prediction results were in good agreement with measured values. It showed that 99.2 % of the products' tensile strength was accurately pre- dicted within an error margin of ~ 10 %, compared to measured values. Based on the model, the effects of chemical composition and hot rolling process on mechanical properties were derived and the relative importance of each in- put parameter was evaluated by sensitivity analysis. All the results demonstrate that the developed ANN models are capable of accurate predictions under real-time industrial conditions. The developed model can be used to sub- stitute mechanical property measurement and therefore reduce cost of production. It can also be used to control and optimize mechanical properties of the investigated steel.展开更多
This paper deals about testing thermal properties of the cooling device with heat pipes at inclination position, in consequence of using the natural convection to improve heat transfer properties. Head point testing o...This paper deals about testing thermal properties of the cooling device with heat pipes at inclination position, in consequence of using the natural convection to improve heat transfer properties. Head point testing of cooling device is monitoring temperature on the aluminium block of energy converter, heat pipes and ribs under temperature condition 30 ℃ in thermostatic chamber. Testing of the device was performed at tilt angles positions 0, 10 and 20° from the vertical level. The heat flux loaded to energy converter was 450 W. The next goal of the paper is to research on influence working position of the wick heat pipe on their thermal performance. In this research heat pipes were made with capillary structure sintered from copper powder granularity 100, 63 and 50 μm filled with water and ethanol. Next heat pipe thermal performance was performed by measuring heat source and working positions. Knowledge of these two research goals can bring potential improvements in purpose of cooling device for effective heat sink from high power electronic components.展开更多
This work discusses the combination of two thermodynamic cycles seeking to improve the overall chemical energy conversion rate into mechanical energy. Here one engine operates according a Rankine cycle in order to use...This work discusses the combination of two thermodynamic cycles seeking to improve the overall chemical energy conversion rate into mechanical energy. Here one engine operates according a Rankine cycle in order to use part of the thermal energy released to the boundary, i.e., the neighboring atmosphere. The analysis of this combined cycle shows that it might, under proper condition, represent a gain of 1.2% in the overall delivered engine power.展开更多
Within the OECD/NEA Benchmarking of Thermal-Hydraulic Loop Models for Lead-Alloy Cooled Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems (LACANES), the Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology takes part in the validatio...Within the OECD/NEA Benchmarking of Thermal-Hydraulic Loop Models for Lead-Alloy Cooled Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems (LACANES), the Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology takes part in the validation process of system codes and the characterization of the thermal-hydraulic behavior of an experimental loop operated with liquid lead-bismuth-eutectics. To confirm the calculations, the results were compared to experimental data obtained from the HELIOS facility at the Seoul National University and to the results of other benchmark participants. The comparison showed that the calculations are within measurement tolerance but nevertheless discrepancies among the participants exist. The pressure drop estimation is determined by a variety of empirical correlations for the friction and the form loss coefficients. Hence, uncertainty and sensitivity measures were applied to find out which parameter is more relevant for the overall pressure drop. In the frame of this investigation, the system code TRACE and the software system for uncertainty and sensitivity, SUSA, were used. The results show that the total pressure drop varies between -30 and +15% related to the reference case.展开更多
The KHNP (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.) has developed a multipurpose nuclear safety analysis code called SPACE (the safety and performance analysis code) for nuclear power plants. SPACE code is a best-estimate...The KHNP (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.) has developed a multipurpose nuclear safety analysis code called SPACE (the safety and performance analysis code) for nuclear power plants. SPACE code is a best-estimated two-phase three-field thermal-hydraulic analysis code used to analyze the safety and performance of pressurized water reactors. In this paper, LOFT (loss of fluid test) L9-3 experiment using the SPACE code was selected to confirm the capability of SPACE code and the results calculated by the SPACE code are compared with those measured through the experiment. The results were compared with the experimental data and those of the other code simulations. Throughout the simulation result, it was concluded that the SPACE code can effectively simulate LOFT L9-3 experiment.展开更多
Small reactors have become a new hotspot of international nuclear energy research.The nuclear heating reactor(NHR)technology developed by Tsinghua University is an important multipurpose small reactor solution with fe...Small reactors have become a new hotspot of international nuclear energy research.The nuclear heating reactor(NHR)technology developed by Tsinghua University is an important multipurpose small reactor solution with features such as high integration,modular design and full power natural circulation.A new small reactor based on the existing NHR-200 reactor was developed by the Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology of Tsinghua University.A full-scale natural circulation test loop with the same operating parameters as the actual reactor was built in order to experimentally validate the natural circulation ability of the reactor primary loop and heat-transfer ability of fuel assemblies and heat exchangers.Corresponding results are given in detail,including parameter validation of the reactor primary loop,flow rules of the natural circulation and heat-transfer coefficients of heaters and heat exchangers,which can be directly used in the actual reactor as a reference for optimization design.Finally,a characteristic parameter k is proposed to represent the natural circulation ability of a system.By using the new data arrangement method in the form of parameter k,comprehensive experimental results of the natural circulation can be represented by a simple integrated expression.The work in this paper is of importance in broadening application fields and pushing forward commercialization of the NHR type reactors.展开更多
基金Project(51175431)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The influence of hot working on the microstructures of TC11/Ti2 Al Nb dual-alloy joints welded by electron beam welding(EBW) process was investigated. The tensile tests were performed at room temperature for specimens before and after thermal exposure. The results show that the fusion zone of TC11/Ti2 Al Nb dual-alloy joint welded by EBW is mainly composed of β phase. After deformation and heat treatment, the grain boundaries of the as-cast alloy are broken and the fusion zone mainly consists of β, α2and α phases. The fusion zone performs poor property in the tensile test. Specimens before and after thermal exposure all fail in this area under different deformation conditions. The ultimate tensile strength of specimens after heat treatment is up to 1190 MPa at room temperature. The joints by water quenching after deformation have better plasticity with an elongation up to 4.4%. After thermal exposure at 500 °C for 100 h, the tensile strength of the specimen slightly rises while the ductility changes a little. SEM observation shows that the fracture mechanism is predominantly transgranular under different deformation conditions.
基金Project(50774096) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2011QNZT046) supported by the Fundamental Research Funds of the Central South University,ChinaProject supported by the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Central South University,China
文摘FeCrAl fiber-reinforced hydroxyapatite(HA) biocomposites(FeCrAl(f)/HA) were fabricated by the hot pressing technique.The metallographic microscopy,X-ray diffractometry,scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS) were used to observe and analyze the microstructure and composition of FeCrAl(f)/HA composites,respectively.The mechanical properties of FeCrAl(f)/HA composites were measured by the three-point-bending test.The results show that the composite can be reinforced by FeCrAl fiber and enhanced gradually,and then declined with the increase of the content of FeCrAl fiber(0-11%,volume fraction) in the whole range of experiments.Both the HA matrix and FeCrAl fiber integrate very tightly and bit into each other very deeply and counter-diffusion takes place to some extent at two-phase interface.The optimum parameters of FeCrAl(f)/HA composite are diameter of 22 μm,length of 1-2 mm and of volume faction of about 7% for FeCrAl fibers.
基金Project(2012CB619501)supported by the National Basic Research Program of China
文摘The effects of T916 thermo-mechanical process on microstructures, mechanical properties and ballistic resistance of 2519A aluminum alloy were investigated by optical microscopy (OM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), tensile tests and ballistic resistance test. After T916 treatment, the yield strength, tensile strength and elongation rate of 2519A aluminum alloy reach 501 MPa, 540 MPa and 14%, respectively. And the ballistic limit velocity of 2519A-T916 alloy (30 mm in thickness) is 715 rn/s. The microstructure varies near the sidewalls of crater. The interrupted ageing contributes to these excellent properties of the alloy. During T916 process, the precipitation of Guinier Preston (GP) zone is finer and denser during the interrupted ageing, thus resulting in well precipitated strengthening phase.
文摘A thermodynamic model of hydrogen induced silicon surface layer splitting with the help of an oxidized silicon wafer bonded is proposed.Wafer splitting is the result of lateral growth of hydrogen blisters in the entire implanted hydrogen region during annealing.The blister growth rate depends on the effective activation energies of both hydrogen complex dissociation and hydrogen diffusion.The hydrogen blister radius was studied as the function of annealing time,annealing temperature and implantation dose.The critical radius was obtained according to the Griffith energy condition.The time required for wafer splitting at the cut temperature was calculated in accordance with the growth of hydrogen blisters.
基金Projects(51171113,51301107)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(2012M511089,2013T60444)supported by the China Postdoctoral Science FoundationProjects(2011BAE22B02,2011DFA50907)supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China
文摘The microstructure, the content of compounds, mechanical properties and fracture behavior of high vacuum die casting Mg-8Gd-3Y-0.4Zr alloy (mass fraction, %) under T4 condition and T6 condition were investigated. The microstructure for the as-cast Mg-8Gd-3Y-0.4Zr alloy mainly consists ofα-Mg and eutectic Mg24(Gd,Y)5 compound. After solution treatment, the eutectic compounds dissolve massively into the Mg matrix. The main composition of solution-treated alloys is supersaturated α-Mg and cuboid-shaped phase. The T4 heat treated samples have increasing cuboidal particles with the increase of heat treatment temperature, which turn out good mechanical properties. The optimum T4 heat treatment for high vacuum die cast Mg-8Gd-3Y-0.4Zr alloy is 475 ℃, 2 h according to microstructure results. The optimum ultimate strength and elongation of solution-treated Mg-8Gd-3Y-0.4Zr alloy are 222.1 MPa and 15.4%, respectively. The tensile fracture mode of the as-cast, and T6 heat treated alloys is transgranular quasi-cleavage fracture.
基金Supported by the 11th Five Year National Science and Technology Support Key Project of China(2008BAJ12B02)
文摘A thermal model for a heat pipe with axially swallow-tailed microgrooves is developed and analyzed numerically to predict the heat transfer capacity and total thermal resistance.The effect of heat load on the axial distribution of capillary radius,and the effect of working temperature and wick structure on the maximum heat transfer capability,as well as the effect of the heat load and working temperature on the total thermal resistance are all investigated and discussed.It is indicated that the meniscus radius increases non-linearly and slowly at the evaporator and adiabatic section along the axial direction,while increasing drastically at the beginning of the condenser section.The pressure difference in the vapor phase along the axial direction is much smaller than that in the liquid phase.In addition,the heat transfer capacity is deeply affected by the working temperature and the size of the wick.A groove wick structure with a wider groove base width and higher groove depth can enhance the heat transfer capability.The effect of the working temperature on the total thermal resistance is insignificant;however,the total thermal resistance shows dependence upon the heat load.In addition,the accuracy of the model is also verified by the experiment in this paper.
基金support by the Egyptian Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF)the German International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of EducationResearch under project number EGY 08-070 is gratefully acknowledged
文摘The influence of hot swaging(SW) and annealing treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of commercially pure titanium produced by investment casting was evaluated.The as-cast samples showed a typical microstructure consisting of a variety of α-morphologies,while the hot swaged samples exhibited a kinked lamellar microstructure.Annealing at 500 °C did not significantly change this microstructure while annealing at 700 and 870 °C led to recrystallization and formation of equiaxed microstructures.The cast bars exhibited a typical hard α-layer in near-surface regions with a maximum depth and maximum hardness of 720 μm and HV0.5 660,respectively.Due to SW,the tensile strength of the as-cast material drastically increased from 605 MPa to 895 MPa.Annealing at 500 °C decreased the tensile strength slightly from 895 to 865 MPa while annealing at 700 °C led to a further pronounced drop in tensile strength from 865 to 710 MPa.No additional decrease in tensile strength was noticed with increasing the annealing temperature from 700 to 870 °C.The true fracture strain of the as-cast and hot swaged samples was in the range of 0.05 to 0.12,while the annealed samples showed values in the range of 0.25 to 0.53.In addition,the as-cast and hot swaged samples revealed a brittle cleavage fracture surfaces.However,the annealed samples showed a transgranular ductile fracture with formation of dimples.
文摘Conventionally, direct tensile tests are employed to measure mechanical properties of industrially pro- duced products. In mass production, the cost of sampling and labor is high, which leads to an increase of total pro- duction cost and a decrease of production efficiency. The main purpose of this paper is to develop an intelligent pro- gram based on artificial neural network (ANN) to predict the mechanical properties of a commercial grade hot rolled low carbon steel strip, SPHC. A neural network model was developed by using 7 x 5 x 1 back-propagation (BP) neural network structure to determine the multiple relationships among chemical composition, product pro- cess and mechanical properties. Industrial on-line application of the model indicated that prediction results were in good agreement with measured values. It showed that 99.2 % of the products' tensile strength was accurately pre- dicted within an error margin of ~ 10 %, compared to measured values. Based on the model, the effects of chemical composition and hot rolling process on mechanical properties were derived and the relative importance of each in- put parameter was evaluated by sensitivity analysis. All the results demonstrate that the developed ANN models are capable of accurate predictions under real-time industrial conditions. The developed model can be used to sub- stitute mechanical property measurement and therefore reduce cost of production. It can also be used to control and optimize mechanical properties of the investigated steel.
文摘This paper deals about testing thermal properties of the cooling device with heat pipes at inclination position, in consequence of using the natural convection to improve heat transfer properties. Head point testing of cooling device is monitoring temperature on the aluminium block of energy converter, heat pipes and ribs under temperature condition 30 ℃ in thermostatic chamber. Testing of the device was performed at tilt angles positions 0, 10 and 20° from the vertical level. The heat flux loaded to energy converter was 450 W. The next goal of the paper is to research on influence working position of the wick heat pipe on their thermal performance. In this research heat pipes were made with capillary structure sintered from copper powder granularity 100, 63 and 50 μm filled with water and ethanol. Next heat pipe thermal performance was performed by measuring heat source and working positions. Knowledge of these two research goals can bring potential improvements in purpose of cooling device for effective heat sink from high power electronic components.
文摘This work discusses the combination of two thermodynamic cycles seeking to improve the overall chemical energy conversion rate into mechanical energy. Here one engine operates according a Rankine cycle in order to use part of the thermal energy released to the boundary, i.e., the neighboring atmosphere. The analysis of this combined cycle shows that it might, under proper condition, represent a gain of 1.2% in the overall delivered engine power.
文摘Within the OECD/NEA Benchmarking of Thermal-Hydraulic Loop Models for Lead-Alloy Cooled Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems (LACANES), the Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology takes part in the validation process of system codes and the characterization of the thermal-hydraulic behavior of an experimental loop operated with liquid lead-bismuth-eutectics. To confirm the calculations, the results were compared to experimental data obtained from the HELIOS facility at the Seoul National University and to the results of other benchmark participants. The comparison showed that the calculations are within measurement tolerance but nevertheless discrepancies among the participants exist. The pressure drop estimation is determined by a variety of empirical correlations for the friction and the form loss coefficients. Hence, uncertainty and sensitivity measures were applied to find out which parameter is more relevant for the overall pressure drop. In the frame of this investigation, the system code TRACE and the software system for uncertainty and sensitivity, SUSA, were used. The results show that the total pressure drop varies between -30 and +15% related to the reference case.
文摘The KHNP (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.) has developed a multipurpose nuclear safety analysis code called SPACE (the safety and performance analysis code) for nuclear power plants. SPACE code is a best-estimated two-phase three-field thermal-hydraulic analysis code used to analyze the safety and performance of pressurized water reactors. In this paper, LOFT (loss of fluid test) L9-3 experiment using the SPACE code was selected to confirm the capability of SPACE code and the results calculated by the SPACE code are compared with those measured through the experiment. The results were compared with the experimental data and those of the other code simulations. Throughout the simulation result, it was concluded that the SPACE code can effectively simulate LOFT L9-3 experiment.
基金supported by the National S&T Major Project(Grant No.ZX06901)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11072131)
文摘Small reactors have become a new hotspot of international nuclear energy research.The nuclear heating reactor(NHR)technology developed by Tsinghua University is an important multipurpose small reactor solution with features such as high integration,modular design and full power natural circulation.A new small reactor based on the existing NHR-200 reactor was developed by the Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology of Tsinghua University.A full-scale natural circulation test loop with the same operating parameters as the actual reactor was built in order to experimentally validate the natural circulation ability of the reactor primary loop and heat-transfer ability of fuel assemblies and heat exchangers.Corresponding results are given in detail,including parameter validation of the reactor primary loop,flow rules of the natural circulation and heat-transfer coefficients of heaters and heat exchangers,which can be directly used in the actual reactor as a reference for optimization design.Finally,a characteristic parameter k is proposed to represent the natural circulation ability of a system.By using the new data arrangement method in the form of parameter k,comprehensive experimental results of the natural circulation can be represented by a simple integrated expression.The work in this paper is of importance in broadening application fields and pushing forward commercialization of the NHR type reactors.