Research Article
Analysis of Loss of Flow Events on Brazilian Multipurpose Reactor Using the Relap5 Code
Table 4
Reference and calculated results for 30 MW power condition.
| Parameters | Reference | RELAP5 | Error (%)* | Acceptable error (%) |
| Inlet and outlet core coolant temperatures (K) | 311.0/320.0 | 311.0/320.0 | 0.0/0.0 | 0.5 | Inlet and outlet pool coolant temperatures (K) | 306.0/— | 307.0/312.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Mass flow rate from pool to core by chimney (kg/s) | 83.3 | 83.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | Inlet and outlet core mass flow rate (kg/s) | 750.0/833.0 | 748.0/831.0 | 0.2/0.2 | 2.0 |
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Error = 100 × (calculation − reference)/reference.
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