Research Article

SIMMER-III Analyses of Local Fuel-Coolant Interactions in a Simulated Molten Fuel Pool: Effect of Coolant Quantity

Table 1

Measurement parameters and their descriptions.

ParametersSensing locationSensor description

TemperatureMeltTM1~8Thermocouple (1.6 mm, 1 kHz)
External wallTW1~5Thermocouple (3.2 mm, 1 kHz)
Cover gasTG1~6Thermocouple (1.6 mm, 1 kHz)
Water/flaskTF1~3Thermocouple (1.0 mm, 1 kHz)

PressureMeltPS1~2High-temperature pressure sensor (24 kHz, <873 K) (PS1 <10 MPa, PS2 <20 MPa)
Cover gasPT1~2Semiconductor-type (24 kHz, <1.7 MPa)

StrainInteraction vesselSG1~2High-temperature strain gauge (24 kHz, <1023 K)