OECD/NRC PSBT Benchmark: Investigating the CATHARE2 Capability to Predict Void Fraction in PWR Fuel Bundle

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="757356.fig.0010a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2012/757356/figures/757356.fig.0010a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b> coolant temperature at core inlet</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="757356.fig.0010b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2012/757356/figures/757356.fig.0010b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>void fraction versus time</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>PSBT transient bundle tests (TS 6)—temperature increase—CATHARE2 3D: calc. versus exp., reference results (RUN131). </table>

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Figure 10: OECD/NRC PSBT Benchmark: Investigating the CATHARE2 Capability to Predict Void Fraction in PWR Fuel Bundle 