• NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES
  • Vol. 46, Issue 1, 010604 (2023)
Yushuang CHEN1, Jian TIAN1,*, Mengting DING1,2, Yang ZOU1, and Naxiu WANG1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.010604 Cite this Article
    Yushuang CHEN, Jian TIAN, Mengting DING, Yang ZOU, Naxiu WANG. Temperature field and stress field analysis of molten salt U-tube heat exchanger based on fluid-thermal-solid coupling method[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(1): 010604 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of heat exchanger for molten salt
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of heat exchanger for molten salt
    Mesh generation for the CFD analysis of heat exchanger for molten salt
    Fig. 2. Mesh generation for the CFD analysis of heat exchanger for molten salt
    The cloud map of velocity distribution of molten salt heat exchanger in cross section
    Fig. 3. The cloud map of velocity distribution of molten salt heat exchanger in cross section
    Velocity vector diagram of molten salt heat exchanger
    Fig. 4. Velocity vector diagram of molten salt heat exchanger
    The cloud map of pressure distribution of molten salt heat exchanger
    Fig. 5. The cloud map of pressure distribution of molten salt heat exchanger
    Cloud map of temperature distribution of heat transfer tubes and tube boxes for molten salt heat exchanger
    Fig. 6. Cloud map of temperature distribution of heat transfer tubes and tube boxes for molten salt heat exchanger
    Cloud map of temperature distribution of tube sheet and tube box
    Fig. 7. Cloud map of temperature distribution of tube sheet and tube box
    Cloud map of temperature distribution for shell side solid of molten salt heat exchanger
    Fig. 8. Cloud map of temperature distribution for shell side solid of molten salt heat exchanger
    Cloud map of stress distribution for tube sheet of molten salt heat exchanger
    Fig. 9. Cloud map of stress distribution for tube sheet of molten salt heat exchanger
    Schematic diagram of path in tube sheet of molten salt heat exchanger
    Fig. 10. Schematic diagram of path in tube sheet of molten salt heat exchanger
    Stress distribution along the path 1 of tube sheet thickness of molten salt heat exchanger
    Fig. 11. Stress distribution along the path 1 of tube sheet thickness of molten salt heat exchanger
    Stress distribution along the path 2 of barrel thickness of molten salt heat exchanger
    Fig. 12. Stress distribution along the path 2 of barrel thickness of molten salt heat exchanger
    参数名称Parameters

    管程

    Tube-side

    壳程

    Shell-side

    设计压力Design pressure / MPa0.500.50
    设计温度Design temperature / ℃700700
    壳体长度The length of the shell / m2.0

    壳体内径

    Inner diameter of the shell / m

    0.2
    折流板间距Baffle spacing / m0.124
    管数Tube number18
    管间距Tube pitch / m0.02
    Table 1. Process parameters of heat exchanger
    参数Parameters熔盐Molten salt [16]
    密度Density / g·cm-3ρ=2.613 3-6.431×10-4T (K)
    比热容Specific heat capacity / J·(kg·K)-11 880
    黏度Dynamic viscosity / Pa·sη=0.008 06 exp(-5 058.43/T+3.923 42×106/T2)
    热导率Thermal conductivity / W·(m·K)-1λ=-0.445 32+0.001 4T (K)
    Table 2. Physical properties of molten salt
    管程入口接管载荷 Tube side inlet nozzle load
    载荷LoadFX / NFY / NFZ / NMX / NmMY / NmMZ / Nm
    -1-87515-8-1-1
    管程出口接管载荷 Tube side outlet nozzle load
    载荷LoadFX / NFY / NFZ / NMX / NmMY / NmMZ / Nm
    1-88-57155-85
    壳程入口接管载荷 Shell side inlet nozzle load
    载荷LoadFX / NFY / NFZ / NMX / NmMY / NmMZ / Nm
    -1660849-3915
    壳程出口接管载荷 Shell side outlet nozzle load
    载荷LoadFX / NFY / NFZ / NMX / NmMY / NmMZ / Nm
    -1660849-3915
    Table 3. Takeover load of molten salt heat exchanger

    参数名称

    Parameters

    冷盐出口温度

    Outlet temperature of cold salt / ℃

    热盐出口温度

    Outlet temperature of hot salt / ℃

    热功率

    Thermal power / kW

    实验值Experimental value570.26613.73302.87
    CFD值 Simulation value567.95614.99293.55
    偏差Deviation / %-0.410.20-3.07
    Table 4. The comparison between experiment and simulation analysis of molten salt heat exchanger
    Yushuang CHEN, Jian TIAN, Mengting DING, Yang ZOU, Naxiu WANG. Temperature field and stress field analysis of molten salt U-tube heat exchanger based on fluid-thermal-solid coupling method[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(1): 010604
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