PMK-2, the First Integral Thermal-Hydraulics Tests for the Safety Evaluation of VVER-440/213 Nuclear Power Plants

Table 8

Cladding temperatures in PHS-05, PHS-BF, and PH4-SLB tests.

Identification	Location rod. no./elevation	PHS-05		PHS-BF		PH4-SLB
		Break size 0.5%		Break size 7.4%		Break size 32%
	—/m	Time; s	Temp.; K	Time; s	Temp.; K	Time; s	Temp.; K
TE13	9/2.494	—	—	479	525.4	238	546.7
	wall			717	543.4	406	851.4
				1557	470.6
TE14	6/2.994	—	—	493	551.2	236	553.4
	normal			733	564.4	419	927.8
				1578	608.2
TE15	11/3.444	4768	603.4	525	586.7	224	501.2
	wall			749	572.7	444	821.4
				1603	685.7
TE16	1/3.444	4768	606.7	520	591.7	223	524.0
	central			749	583.0	444	943.6
				1603	725.2
TE17	16/3.444	4767	598.0	512	593.4	223	503.4
	corner			748	586.4	440	882.0
				1590	667.7
TE18	2/3.444	4768	609.7	525	598.4	224	512.0
	normal			749	584.4	444	913.0
				1609	725.4
TE19	3/3.444	4768	613.0	520	604.0	224	517.0
	normal			749	591.4	435	916.0
				1600	717.0