Experimental Characterization of a Passive Emergency Heat Removal System for a GenIII+ Reactor

Table 1

IES facility main geometrical data.

	Inner diameter (m)	Outer diameter (m)	L (m)	$\alpha$ (${\hspace{0.17em}}^{°}$)	R (m)
Orifice	0.01253	0.01715 ($3/8^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	0.56	90	0
Heated test section	0.01253	0.01715 ($3/8^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	24	14.3	0
Unheated test section	0.01253	0.01715 ($3/8^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	8	14.3	0
Upper header	0.0381	0.04826 ($1.1/2^{\prime \prime }$ S80)	1.1	0	0
Elbow	0.02093	0.02667 ($3/4^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	0.6	90	0.15
Horizontal riser	0.02093	0.02667 ($3/4^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	9.45	0	0
Elbow	0.02093	0.02667 ($3/4^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	0.2		0.15
Vertical riser	0.02093	0.02667 ($3/4^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	10.7	87	0
Siphon	0.02093	0.02667 ($3/4^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	1		0
Condenser	0.059	0.073025 ($2.1/2^{\prime \prime }$ S80)	1	−3	0
Elbows	0.02093	0.02667 ($3/4^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	3		0
Vertical downcomer A	0.02093	0.02667 ($3/4^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	9.45	−90	0
Elbow	0.02093	0.02667 ($3/4^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	0.2		0.15
Horizontal downcomer	0.02093	0.02667 ($3/4^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	8	0	0
Vertical downcomer B	0.02093	0.02667 ($3/4^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	9.23	−85	0
Elbows	0.02093	0.02667 ($3/4^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	2.1		0
Test section inlet header	0.02664	0.0334 ($1^{\prime \prime }$ S40)	1.1	0	0