Evaluation of Wall Thinning of PWR Feed Water Piping With the Coupled Model of Static Electrochemical Analysis and Dynamic Double Oxide Layer Analysis

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Naitoh ◽  
Shunsuke Uchida ◽  
Hidetoshi Okada ◽  
Taku Ohira ◽  
Seiichi Koshizuka
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Oxide Layer ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Electrochemical Analysis ◽  
Turbulence Energy ◽  
Feed Water ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Oxygen Injection ◽  
Mass Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Wall Thinning

In order to confirm applicability and accuracy of FAC evaluation methods based on the coupled FAC model of static electrochemical analysis and dynamic oxide layer growth analysis, wall thinning rates calculated with the proposed methods were compared with those measured for the secondary piping of a PWR plant. Flow turbulence at major parts of the system was calculated with 3D CFD codes and extrapolated to the very surface of piping wall to obtain mass transfer coefficients at boundary layers of the structure surfaces. Then, wall thinning rates were calculated with the coupled FAC model by applying the mass transfer coefficients. Major conclusions are as follows: 1) Flow distribution calculated with 3D CFD codes could be extrapolated by applying 2/7 power law of turbulence energy as a function of distance from the surface to those at the very surface of the piping to obtain a precise distribution of mass transfer coefficients. 2) Wall thinning rates calculated for large scale piping of a PWR by applying the obtained mass transfer coefficients agreed with the measured rates within a factor of 2. 3) As a result of demonstration of the FAC evaluation model, it was confirmed that suitable amount of oxygen injection into the feed water resulted sufficient mitigation of FAC without any serious adverse effect on steam generator tubing.

Validation of Code System DRAWTHREE-FAC for Evaluation of Wall Thinning due to Flow Accelerated Corrosion by PWR Feed Water Piping Analysis

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Naitoh ◽  
Shunsuke Uchida ◽  
Hidetoshi Okada ◽  
Seiichi Koshizuka
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Feed Water ◽  
Code System ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Mass Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Accelerated Corrosion ◽  
Wall Thinning ◽  
Flow Accelerated Corrosion

The code system DRAWTHREE-FAC for evaluation of pipe wall thinning due to flow accelerated corrosion was validated by comparison of calculations with measurements at the secondary piping of a PWR plant. Distributions of flow velocity and temperature along the whole piping were calculated with the system code RELAP5 and corrosive conditions were calculated by a N2H4-O2 reaction analysis code. Precise flow turbulence at major parts of the piping was analyzed with a 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code to obtain mass transfer coefficients at structure surfaces. In the CFD calculation, the κ-ε method was applied. Since the κ-ε method can not give detailed flow behavior in a boundary layer, the results were extrapolated with a wall function, a power law, and analogy of non-dimensional numbers to obtain mass transfer coefficients in the boundary layer. Then, wall thinning rates were calculated by coupling models of static electrochemical and dynamic oxide layer growth. The wall thinning calculation was focused on T-junction portions of a PWR feed water line. The wall thickness of the PWR secondary piping was measured by the ultrasonic testing. The calculated residual wall thicknesses after thinning agreed with the measurements within ±20% difference.

Mass Transfer Coefficients for a Bingham Fluid and Water With and Without Anti-Foam Agents

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Leishear ◽  
Hector N. Guerrero ◽  
Michael L. Restivo ◽  
David J. Sherwood
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Yield Stress ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Volumetric Flow Rate ◽  
Bingham Fluid ◽  
Superficial Velocity ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Mass Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Bingham Plastic ◽  
Single Pipe

The equations describing mass transfer coefficients are rather concise, but experimental data is required to determine the coefficients. Here, mass transfer rates were measured in a large scale system, which consisted of an 8.4 meter tall by 0.76 meter diameter column containing one of three fluids: water with an anti-foam agent, water without an anti-foam agent, and a Bingham plastic fluid, referred to as AZ101 simulant. The Bingham fluid differed from water since it required an applied yield stress to initiate flow. Newtonian fluids, like water, have a zero yield stress. Each of the fluids was saturated with oxygen, and the oxygen was removed from solution as air bubbled up, or sparged, through the solution from the bottom of the column. Air sparging was supplied by a single pipe which was co-axial to the column. The decrease in oxygen concentration was recorded, and the oxygen measurements were then used to determine the mass transfer coefficients to describe the rate of oxygen transfer from solution. Mass transfer data for 24 different test conditions were determined. Superficial sparging velocities of 2, 5, and 10 mm/second were applied to each of the simulants at three different column fill levels, where the superficial velocity is defined as the average volumetric flow rate divided by the liquid surface area in the column. Mass transfer coefficient test results are presented herein for each test combination of superficial velocity and fluid level.

scholarly journals Mass Transfer Coefficients for a Non-Newtonian Fluid and Water With and Without Antifoam Agents

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Leishear ◽  
Hector N. Guerrero ◽  
Michael L. Restivo ◽  
David J. Sherwood
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Mass Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Transfer Rates ◽  
Mass Transfer Processes ◽  
Fluid Levels ◽  
Oxygen Measurements

Mass transfer rates were measured in a large scale system, which is consisted of an 8.4 m tall by 0.76 m diameter column, containing one of the three fluids: water with an antifoam agent, water without an antifoam agent, and AZ101 simulant, which simulated a non-Newtonian nuclear waste. The testing contributed to the evaluation of large scale mass transfer of hydrogen in nuclear waste tanks. Due to its radioactivity, the waste was chemically simulated and due to flammability concerns, oxygen was used in lieu of hydrogen. Different liquids were used to better understand the mass transfer processes, where each of the fluids was saturated with oxygen, and the oxygen was then removed from the solution as air bubbled up or sparged through the solution from the bottom of the column. Air sparging was supplied by a single tube, which was co-axial to the column; the decrease in oxygen concentration was recorded, and oxygen measurements were then used to determine the mass transfer coefficients to describe the rate of oxygen transfer from solution. Superficial, average, sparging velocities of 2 mm/s, 5mm/s, and 10 mm/s were applied to each of the liquids at three different column fill levels, and mass transfer coefficient test results are presented here for combinations of superficial velocities and fluid levels.

scholarly journals Extraction of Clove and Vetiver Oils with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Modeling and Simulation

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Martínez ◽  
Paulo T.V. Rosa ◽  
M. Angela A. Meireles
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Feed Ratio ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Mass Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Extraction Curve ◽  
Kinetics Of

The kinetics of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of clove and vetiver oils using carbon dioxide as solvent was studied, in order to establish an efficient method to predict extraction curves on large scale. The mass transfer model of Sovová was used to adjust the experimental SFE data, which were obtained at 100 bar and 35 °C for clove and 200 bar and 40 °C for vetiver, using extraction columns of different geometry and solvent flow rates. Some other process parameters, such as bed density and porosity, solvent to feed ratio and solvent velocity were kept constant from one experiment to another, in order to verify if the mass transfer coefficients adjusted by the model varied. The results show that the model of Sovová was able to predict an overall extraction curve for clove from data obtained with twenty times less raw material, since the mass transfer coefficients remained the same and the predicted curves were similar to the observed ones. For vetiver, the simulation was not as effective, probably due to the effects of transport properties on the process.

Effect of Blade Tip Clearance on Turbine Shroud Heat/Mass Transfer

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Ho Rhee ◽  
Jong Hyun Choi ◽  
Hyung Hee Cho
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Heat Mass Transfer ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Tip Clearance ◽  
Pressure Side ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Mass Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Blade Tip

This study investigates the local heat/mass transfer characteristics on the stationary shroud with blade tip clearances for flat tip geometry. A large scale linear cascade is used and the relative motion between the blade and shroud is neglected in this study. A naphthalene sublimation method is employed to determine the detailed local heat/mass transfer coefficients on the shroud surface. The geometry of blade tip used in this study is flat and the tip clearance varies from 0.66% to 2.85% of the blade chord length. The flow enters the gap between the blade tip and shroud at the pressure side due to the pressure difference. Therefore, the heat/mass transfer characteristics on the shroud are changed significantly from those for no tip clearance. High heat/mass transfer region is observed along the pressure side of blade due to the entrance effect and the acceleration of the tip gap flow. Complex heat transfer patterns on the shroud are observed in the region where the blade tip and shroud are overlapped due to the flow separation and reattachment. Then, the heat/mass transfer coefficients on the shroud increase along the suction side of blade because tip leakage vortices are generated with interacting the main flow. The experimental results show that the heat/mass transfer characteristics are changed significantly with the gap distance between the tip of turbine blade and the shroud. However, the turbulence intensity of incoming flow has little influence on the heat/mass transfer coefficients on the shroud with tip clearance.

Henry's constants and mass transfer coefficients of halogenated organic pollutants in an air stripping packed column

1998 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 287-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pen-C. Chiang ◽  
Chung-H. Hung ◽  
J. C. Mar ◽  
E. E. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Methylene Chloride ◽  
Packed Column ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Chlorinated Organic Compounds ◽  
Air Stripping ◽  
Mass Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Equilibrium Partition ◽  
Henry's Constants ◽  
Chlorinated Organic

Both Henry's constants and volumetric mass transfer coefficients (KLa) of eight priority chlorinated organic compounds including 1,1-dichloroethene, methylene chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, and 1,4-dichlorobenzene in an air stripping packed column were investigated in this study. The liquid and gas phase EPICS (Equilibrium Partition in Closed System) and direct calculating methods were applied to determine the Henry's constants of VOCs. The interference of co-solute on Henry's constants was also investigated. Experimental results indicated that decrease in Henry's constants of VOCs was observed in the presence of humic acid but no apparent effect on Henry's constants was detected when there was NaCl and surfactant in solution. Four different configurations of packing media including Intalox Saddle, Super Intalox Saddle, Telleret, and Hedgehog made of polypropylene were respectively packed in the air stripping tower and investigated in the study. The dependence of hydraulic loading, air-water ratio, and configurations of packing media on mass transfer coefficients of VOCs was discussed.

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