Research Article

RELAP5 Simulation of PKL Facility Experiments under Midloop Conditions

Table 3

Most important events.

loop
Cold pressurizer
1 SG operable and 1
SG filled
(E3.1)
loop
Hot pressurizer
1 SG operable and 1
SG filled
(F2.1 Run 1)
RCL lower edge
Cold pressurizer
1 SG operable and 1
SG filled
(F2.1 Run 2)
loop
Cold pressurizer
1 SG operable
(F2.2 Run 1)
Exp.RELAPExp.RELAPExp.RELAPExp.RELAP

Void formation600 s700 s580 s600 s470 s600 s700 s750 s
Increase of level in U-tubes1250 s2000 s1000 s1800 s1000 s1800 s1955 s2000 s
Secondary-side pressure control7390 s5600 s9330 s10000 s8920 s8900 s8225 s6600 s
Conditions to restore RHR37855 s37600 s39530 s39200 s38810 s38900 s33448 s32600