A review of pebble flow study for pebble bed high temperature gas-cooled reactor
S Jiang, J Tu, X Yang, N Gui - Experimental and Computational …, 2019 - Springer
The pebble bed high temperature gas-cooled reactor is a promising generation-IV reactor,
which uses large fuel pebbles and helium gas as coolant. The pebble bed flow is a …
which uses large fuel pebbles and helium gas as coolant. The pebble bed flow is a …
Technologies and fundamentals of waste heat recovery from high-temperature solid granular materials
Large amounts of high-temperature solid granular (HTSG) materials are produced
throughout the world in metallurgy and building materials industries whose activities are …
throughout the world in metallurgy and building materials industries whose activities are …
Numerical study of free-fall arches in hopper flows
P Lin, S Zhang, J Qi, YM Xing, L Yang - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics …, 2015 - Elsevier
Beverloo's law describes the flow rate of grains discharging from hoppers, where the
assumption of a free-fall arch (FFA) is very useful in understanding the physical picture of …
assumption of a free-fall arch (FFA) is very useful in understanding the physical picture of …
[HTML][HTML] Prediction of the remaining time and time interval of pebbles in pebble bed HTGRs aided by CNN via DEM datasets
Prediction of the time-related traits of pebble flow inside pebble-bed HTGRs is of great
significance for reactor operation and design. In this work, an image-driven approach with …
significance for reactor operation and design. In this work, an image-driven approach with …
Effects of the 3-D wall structures on the flow and mixing characteristics of pebbles in pebble beds in HTR-10
The pebbles' movement in the pebble beds of 10 MW high-temperature gas-cooled test
reactor (HTR-10) presents as a kind of circulating quasi-static dense pebble flow. The mixing …
reactor (HTR-10) presents as a kind of circulating quasi-static dense pebble flow. The mixing …
Investigating the influence of wall frictions on hopper flows
S Zhang, P Lin, CL Wang, Y Tian, JF Wan, L Yang - Granular Matter, 2014 - Springer
Here the influence of wall frictions on the hopper flows was carefully studied. Up to 500,000
spheres discharged from two-dimensional and three-dimensional hoppers were simulated …
spheres discharged from two-dimensional and three-dimensional hoppers were simulated …
Numerical investigation of flow characteristics and packing structure of binary-sized pebble flow in a circulating pebble bed
M Wu, N Gui, X Yang, J Tu, S Jiang - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The pebble size is one of the factors affecting the flow characteristics of pebble-bed HTGRs.
The binary-sized circulating pebble flow is investigated from the perspective of flow …
The binary-sized circulating pebble flow is investigated from the perspective of flow …
3D DEM simulation and analysis of void fraction distribution in a pebble bed high temperature reactor
X Yang, N Gui, J Tu, S Jiang - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2014 - Elsevier
The current work analyzes the radial and axial distributions of void fraction of a pebble bed
high temperature reactor. A three-dimensional pebble bed corresponding to our test facility …
high temperature reactor. A three-dimensional pebble bed corresponding to our test facility …
Effect of bed configuration on pebble flow uniformity and stagnation in the pebble bed reactor
N Gui, X Yang, J Tu, S Jiang - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2014 - Elsevier
Pebble flow uniformity and stagnation characteristics are very important for the design of
pebble bed high temperature gas-cooled reactor. Pebble flows inside some specifically …
pebble bed high temperature gas-cooled reactor. Pebble flows inside some specifically …
Experimental investigation of residence time and axial velocity of 6.0 cm graphite pebbles in a cold-flow pebble bed reactor using radioisotope-based technique
Understanding pebble flow characteristics and residence time distribution is essential for
reactor design, fuel burnup estimations, and safety analysis of High-Temperature Gas …
reactor design, fuel burnup estimations, and safety analysis of High-Temperature Gas …