• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 34, Issue 2, 026014 (2022)
Siyan Chen, Hui Pan, Jun Chen, Changyou Zhao, Junxiao Zheng, Chao Wang, Haoliang Lu, and Song Han
Author Affiliations
  • China Nuclear Power Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518000, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202234.210312 Cite this Article
    Siyan Chen, Hui Pan, Jun Chen, Changyou Zhao, Junxiao Zheng, Chao Wang, Haoliang Lu, Song Han. Analysis and calculation on core neutronics affected by the assembly bowing in pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34(2): 026014 Copy Citation Text show less
    Types of the fuel assembly bowing
    Fig. 1. Types of the fuel assembly bowing
    Effect of the ratio NH/N5 on reactor neutron multiplication
    Fig. 2. Effect of the ratio NH/N5 on reactor neutron multiplication
    Validation model of the 3×3 assemblies bowing
    Fig. 3. Validation model of the 3×3 assemblies bowing
    Diagram of the core loading
    Fig. 4. Diagram of the core loading
    Power deviation after the watergap of rank H changed
    Fig. 5. Power deviation after the watergap of rank H changed
    Core power tilt after the watergap of rank H changed
    Fig. 6. Core power tilt after the watergap of rank H changed
    Power distribution of fuel rod in H08 after the watergap of rank H changed
    Fig. 7. Power distribution of fuel rod in H08 after the watergap of rank H changed
    enrichmentmagnification of watergapdiscrepancy of power after bowing (PCM)discrepancy of power after bowing (JMCT)difference between PCM and JMCT
    1.80%929.38%31.88%−2.50%
    4.45%944.93%47.49%−2.56%
    Table 1. Comparison of the rod power before and after bowing of the center assembly in a 3×3 assemblies group
    power discrepancy of H08 assembly (PCM)power discrepancy of H08 assembly (JMCT)difference between PCM and JMCT
    case11.70%3.40%2.80%
    case25.60%6.60%−2.30%
    Table 2. Comparison of the PCM and JMCT on the assembly bowing
    Siyan Chen, Hui Pan, Jun Chen, Changyou Zhao, Junxiao Zheng, Chao Wang, Haoliang Lu, Song Han. Analysis and calculation on core neutronics affected by the assembly bowing in pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34(2): 026014
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