Steady-State Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of TRIGA Research Reactor

Mohammad Mizanur  Rahman; Mohammad Abdur R.  Akond; Mohammad Khairul  Basher; Md. Quamrul  Huda

doi:10.4236/wjnst.2014.42013

Mohammad Mizanur Rahman^*, Mohammad Abdur R. Akond, Mohammad Khairul Basher, Md. Quamrul Huda

Abstract: The COOLOD-N2 and PARET computer codes were used for a steady-state thermal hydraulic and safety analysis of the 3 MW TRIGA Mark-II research reactor located at Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The objective of the present study is to ensure that all important safety related thermal hydraulic parameters uphold margins far below the safety limits by steady-state calculations at full power. We, therefore, have calculated the hot channel fuel centreline temperature, fuel surface temperature, cladding surface temperature, the departure from nucleate boiling (DNB) heat flux and DNB ratio, axial fuel centreline temperature and compared. The comparison indicates that the calculated values are in satisfactory agreement between the codes. The data obtained in this investigation are largely far to compromise safety of the reactor. The results can also be used to upgrade the current core configuration of the TRIGA reactor.

Keywords: COOLOD-N2, PARET, TRIGA Mark-II, DNB, Safety

Cite this paper: Rahman, M. , Akond, M. , Basher, M. and Huda, M. (2014) Steady-State Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of TRIGA Research Reactor. World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 4, 81-87. doi: 10.4236/wjnst.2014.42013.

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