[HTML][HTML] PANDA experiments within the OECD/NEA HYMERES-2 project on containment hydrogen distribution, thermal radiation and suppression pool phenomena

D Paladino, R Kapulla, S Paranjape, S Suter… - … Engineering and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
In this article, we summarize the experimental results obtained in the large-scale thermal-
hydraulics PANDA facility (PSI, Switzerland) within the OECD/NEA HYMERES2 project. The …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation of jets induced by steam injection through multi-hole sparger using effective heat and momentum models

X Wang, D Grishchenko, P Kudinov - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Direct contact condensation (DCC) of steam in the pressure suppression pool (PSP) is used
to control containment pressure in Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs) and Advanced …

Pool stratification and mixing induced by steam injection through spargers: analysis of the PPOOLEX and PANDA experiments

I Gallego-Marcos, P Kudinov, W Villanueva… - … Engineering and Design, 2018 - Elsevier
Spargers are multi-hole injection pipes used in Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) and
Advanced Pressurized (AP) reactors to condense steam in large water pools. A steam …

Pool stratification and mixing induced by steam injection through spargers: CFD modelling of the PPOOLEX and PANDA experiments

I Gallego-Marcos, P Kudinov, W Villanueva… - … Engineering and Design, 2019 - Elsevier
Spargers are multi-hole injection pipes used in Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) and
Generation III/III+ Pressurized Water Reactors (PWR) to condense steam in large water …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-test analysis for definition of steam injection tests through multi-hole sparger in PANDA facility

X Wang, D Grishchenko, P Kudinov - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Pressure Suppression Pool (PSP) is a passive safety feature in Boiling Water
Reactors (BWR) and Advanced Pressurized (AP) reactors. Steam released from the primary …

[HTML][HTML] Momentum induced by steam injection into a subcooled pool

X Wang, P Kudinov, D Grishchenko… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) and Advanced Pressurized Water Reactors (APWR)
often use spargers to release steam from the primary coolant system into a pool with …

Effective momentum induced by steam condensation in the oscillatory bubble regime

I Gallego-Marcos, P Kudinov, W Villanueva… - … Engineering and Design, 2019 - Elsevier
The spargers used in Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) discharge steam from the primary
coolant system into a pool of water. Direct steam condensation in subcooled water creates …

Modelling of pool stratification and mixing induced by steam injection through blowdown pipes

I Gallego-Marcos, W Villanueva, P Kudinov - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Containment overpressure is prevented in a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) by condensing
steam into the pressure suppression pool. Steam condensation is a source of heat and …

Generalization of experimental data on amplitude and frequency of oscillations induced by steam injection into a subcooled pool

W Villanueva, H Li, M Puustinen, P Kudinov - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Steam venting and condensation into a subcooled pool of water through a blowdown pipe
can undergo a phenomenon called chugging, which is an oscillation of the steam–water …

[HTML][HTML] CFD simulation of thermal stratification and mixing in a Nordic BWR pressure suppression pool

X Wang, G Acharya, D Grishchenko… - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) employs the Pressure Suppression Pool (PSP) as a
heat sink to prevent overpressure of the reactor vessel and containment. Steam can be …