Time-resolved PIV/PTV measurements on interior subchannels of a wire-wrapped 61-pin hexagonal fuel bundle

N. Goth, P. Jones, S. Lee, D. T. Nguyen, R. Vaghetto, Y. A. Hassan

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1318-1321
Number of pages4
JournalTransactions of the American Nuclear Society
Volume116
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event2017 Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, ANS 2017 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: Jun 11 2017Jun 15 2017

Funding

This work was performed for the Department of Energy under contract DE-NE000832. Texas A&M University has conducted isothermal flow experiments in a wire-wrapped 61-pin hexagonal fuel bundle to support the research on advanced nuclear fuel development sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE). These tests produced high spatial and temporal resolution measurements of the velocity field and pressure at different locations in the fuel bundle. The experimental facility employs matched-index-of-refraction (MIR) techniques and laser diagnostic velocity measurement techniques such as particle image velocimetry (PIV), particle tracking velocimetry (PTV), and laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV).

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