Research Article

Prediction of Flow Regimes and Thermal Hydraulic Parameters in Two-Phase Natural Circulation by RELAP5 and TRACE Codes

Table 4

Calibrated values of uncertain input parameters, tests I-2 and I-1.

Input parameterTRACE
I-2/I-1
RELAP5
I-2/I-1
Experiment
I-2/I-1

Channel inlet temperature (°C) 100.6/93.6 100.6/93.699.8/92.8
Heated channel heat loss (W)350350N/A
Riser heat loss (W)200200N/A
Upper riser tube heat loss (W)200200N/A
Inlet loss coefficient2828N/A