SCMFrictionUpdatedChengTodreas

Class that computes the axial friction factor using the updated Cheng Todreas correlations.

Overview

This class is used to model the axial friction factor for a subchannel assembly with wire-wrapped/bare fuel pins in a triangular lattice or bare fuel pins in a quadrilateral lattice. It implements the updated Cheng Todreas correlations Todreas and Kazimi (2021), Chen et al. (2018).

For triangular lattices, the closure flags a solution warning when , wire-wrap , number of pins, or is outside the updated Cheng-Todreas friction correlation data range.

In the intermittent regime between the laminar and turbulent friction factor limits, the original Cheng-Todreas treatment has been simplified in this implementation. The interpolation factor is evaluated as

using the bulk transition limits

These bulk and values are used for both triangular and quadrilateral lattice friction factor calculations.

Input Parameters

  • control_tagsAdds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

    C++ Type:std::vector<std::string>

    Controllable:No

    Description:Adds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

  • enableTrueSet the enabled status of the MooseObject.

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:Yes

    Description:Set the enabled status of the MooseObject.

Advanced Parameters

  • prop_getter_suffixAn optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any attempt to retrieve/get material properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

    C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:An optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any attempt to retrieve/get material properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

  • use_interpolated_stateFalseFor the old and older state use projected material properties interpolated at the quadrature points. To set up projection use the ProjectedStatefulMaterialStorageAction.

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:For the old and older state use projected material properties interpolated at the quadrature points. To set up projection use the ProjectedStatefulMaterialStorageAction.

Material Property Retrieval Parameters

Input Files

References

  1. SK Chen, YM Chen, and NE Todreas. The upgraded cheng and todreas correlation for pressure drop in hexagonal wire-wrapped rod bundles. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 335:356–373, 2018.[BibTeX]
  2. Neil E Todreas and Mujid S Kazimi. Nuclear systems volume I: Thermal hydraulic fundamentals. CRC press, 2021.[BibTeX]