Research Article

Experimental Research on Passive Residual Heat Removal System of Chinese Advanced PWR

Table 1

Effect of the height of chimney.

Number Height of chimney (m)TestCalculation
Natural circulation
flow rate (kg/h)
Temp. of condensate (°C)Power (kW)Natural circulation flow rate (kg/h)Temp. of condensate (°C)Power (kW)

19.7204.4280.286.7210.3277.0990.8
214.1226.4279.696.5236.7278.66101.7
314.8230.9280.997.2235.6273.87102.8
421.1238.5263.1107.4249.5256.16115.1
527.1249.0243.7119.1259.3237.96125.8

The height between air cooler and SG is 14.5 m, the hydraulic resistance is 105, the water in SG is 5.1 m, the pressure is 6.4 MPa, and the temperature at the inlet is 20°C.