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.009a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2012/757356/figures/757356.fig.009a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b> mass flow rate versus time</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="757356.fig.009b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2012/757356/figures/757356.fig.009b.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 5)—flow reduction—CATHARE2 3D: calc. versus exp., reference results (RUN131). </table>

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Figure 9: OECD/NRC PSBT Benchmark: Investigating the CATHARE2 Capability to Predict Void Fraction in PWR Fuel Bundle 