Research Article

Design of the VISTA-ITL Test Facility for an Integral Type Reactor of SMART and a Post-Test Simulation of a SBLOCA Test

Table 1

Major scaling parameters and ratios of the VISTA-ITL.

Parameters Scale ratioValue

Length, 1/2.77
Diameter, 1/21.746
Area, 1/472.9
Volume, 1/1310
Time scale 1/1.664
Velocity 1/1.664
Power/volume 1.664
Heat flux 1.664
Core power 1/787
Flow rate 1/787
Pump head 1/2.77
Pressure drop 1/2.77