Description
Natural convection is a phenomenon in which a flow of the fluid surrounding a body is induced by a change in density due to the temperature difference between the body and the fluid. This flow can be highly non-linear and turbulent, generating eddies. The complex interaction between the convective, viscous and buoyant forces requires the use of modern turbulent simulation tools for simulation. The accuracy of these tools, due to non-linearity, is difficult to assess. The present study investigates natural convection in nuclear fuel rod bundles using heated rods to simulate the storage of spent fuel in dry casks as a benchmark for simulation validation. Four heated, aluminum cylinders are instrumented and suspended in a rotatable, open-circuit wind tunnel. Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is used to non-obtrusively measure the velocity fields for various heating and flow conditions. The system response quantities (SRQs) and inflow conditions are acquired using PIV for use in validation of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models. All measurements are reported with uncertainties and are repeated for multiple flow conditions and heating scenarios. The boundary conditions, initial conditions and SRQs are compiled and made available for public use in validating CFD models.
Author ORCID Identifier
Kyle L. Jones https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-5603-7318
Barton L. Smith https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-1461-5888
OCLC
985526255
Document Type
Dataset
DCMI Type
Dataset
File Format
.csv, .txt
Publication Date
6-2016
Funder
Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy University Program
Publisher
Utah State University
Award Number
Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy University Program 128493
Referenced by
Jones, Kyle L., "Benchmark Experiments for Natural Convection in Nuclear Fuel Rod Bundles" (2016). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 4942. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4942
Start Date
2012
End Date
2016
Language
eng
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.15142/T32C7D
Recommended Citation
Jones, K. L., & Smith, B. L. (2016). Data for: Benchmark Experiments for Natural Convection in Nuclear Fuel Rod Bundles. Utah State University. https://doi.org/10.15142/T32C7D
Checksum
f9c55004d7ca6b9c441530c2cc72271c
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