PIV Experiments to Measure Flow Phenomena in a Scaled Model of a VHTR Lower Plenum

Hugh M. McIlroy, Jr. ; McEligot, Donald M. ; Schultz, Richard R. ; Christensen, Daniel ; Pink, Robert J. ; Johnson, Ryan C.

Idaho National Laboratory

关键词: Velocity;    99 General And Miscellaneous;    Ineel Vhtr Lower Plenum;    Vhtr Lower Plenum;    Reynolds Number;   

DOI  :  10.2172/948590
RP-ID  :  INL/EXT-08-15161
RP-ID  :  DE-AC07-99ID-13727
RP-ID  :  948590

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A report of experimental data collected at the Matched-Index-of-Refraction (MIR) Laboratory in support of contract DE-AC07-05ID14517 and the INL Standard Problem on measurements of flow phenomena occurring in a lower plenum of a typical prismatic VHTR concept reactor to assess CFD code is presented. Background on the experimental setup and procedures is provided along with several samples of data obtained from the 3-D PIV system and an assessment of experimental uncertainty is provided. Data collected in this study include 3-dimensional velocity-field descriptions of the flow in all four inlet jets and the entire lower plenum with inlet jet Reynolds numbers (ReJet) of approximately 4300 and 12,400. These investigations have generated over 2 terabytes of data that has been processed to describe the various velocity components in formats suitable for external release and archived on removable hard disks. The processed data from both experimental studies are available in multi-column text format.