Validation of the STEG code using experiments on two-phase flow across horizontal tube bundles

S Liu, F Yin, VI Melikhov, OI Melikhov - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
The results of the validation of the STEG code using the experiments on two-phase flow
across horizontal tube bundles are presented. The experiments are carried out on two water …

Investigation of the equalization capability of submerged perforated sheets under thermal–hydraulic conditions of a horizontal steam generator

TT Le, VI Melikhov, OI Melikhov, VN Blinkov… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2020 - Elsevier
The results of a study on the equalization of a non-uniform steam load using submerged
perforated sheets (SPSs) are presented. The experimental data obtained at the PGV test …

Recommended set of interfacial drag correlations for the two-phase flow under thermal–hydraulic conditions of a horizontal steam generator

TT Le, VI Melikhov, OI Melikhov - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
A set of interfacial drag correlations is proposed for describing two-phase flows under
thermal–hydraulic conditions of a horizontal steam generator (SG). This set of correlations …

Drift flux modeling of the VVER-1000 horizontal nuclear steam generator

V Ghazanfari, GR Ansarifar, MH Esteki - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Nuclear steam generator is a critical component of the pressurized-water nuclear power
plant that plays an important role in security and efficiency of the nuclear power plant …

[HTML][HTML] Two-phase flow field simulation of horizontal steam generators

A Rabiee, AH Kamalinia, K Hadad - Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The analysis of steam generators as an interface between primary and secondary circuits in
light water nuclear power plants is crucial in terms of safety and design issues. VVER-1000 …

Study on diffusion and migration characteristics of impurities in secondary side of simplified u-tube steam generator

M Li, K Cheng, J Wen, R Tian - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
During the operation of nuclear power systems, the occurrence of leakage accidents of
primary and secondary condensers are a major concern due to the potential threat to safe …

Simulation of the two-phase flow through the hole of the submerged perforated sheet

AS Nikulin, SA Tokarev… - 2023 5th International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The paper is devoted to the study of the features of the flow of a steam-water mixture in a
horizontal steam generator, which is one of the main components of nuclear power plants …

Validation of the STEG Code on Experimental Data Obtained on the PGV-1500 Model

H Abdi, NJ Ouregani, OI Melikhov - 2024 6th International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The STEG code is a three-dimensional two-fluid code designed for modeling thermal-
hydraulic processes. To study thermal-hydraulic processes in the horizontal steam generator …

Study on the Modeling and Simulation of the Horizontal Steam Generator in VVER-1000

R Zhang, J Qing, X Bi, G Jiang… - International …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Steam Generator (SG) is one of the main components of the power cycle in pressurized
water reactor (PWR), and it is the hub of primary coolant circuit and secondary circuit, so the …

Sensitivity analysis of numerical schemes in natural cooling flows for low power research reactors

I Karami, M Aghaie - Advances in Energy Research, 2017 - techno-press.org
The advantages of using natural circulation (NC) as a cooling system, has prompted the
worldwide development to investigate this phenomenon more than before. The interesting …