SNAP 8 Experimental Reactor (S8ER) Multiphysics Results
Contact: Isaac Naupa, iaguirre6.at.gatech.edu Contact: Stefano Terlizzi, sbt5572.at.psu.edu
For citing purposes, please cite (Garcia et al., 2022) and (Naupa et al., 2022).
Results
Plots of the power density and temperature spatial profile are reported in Figure 1 Figure 2, respectively. It is noticeable that both power and temperature peak in the center. This is expected based on the uniform enrichment in the core. The Griffin results were also compared in standalone fashion (i.e., no thermal feedback) with the Serpent results that are validated against experimental results showing agreement within ~300 pcm.
Figure 1: Griffin Power Density, from (Naupa et al., 2022)
Figure 2: Bison Temperature, from (Naupa et al., 2022)
Future Work
Future work can be devoted to improving the model fidelity by creating a 3D model and by simulating the NaK flow with SAM or Pronghorn. The results from the improved model will then be compared with experimental results in a systematic way, therefore providing validation for NEAMS-based tools against experimental data.
More information about the SNAP Reactors may be found here.
References
- Samuel Garcia, Isaac Naupa, Dan Kotlyar, and Ben Lindley.
Validation of snap8 criticality configuration experiments using serpent.
In Proceedings of ANS Winter Conference. 1 2022.[BibTeX]
- Isaac Naupa, Samuel Garcia, Stefano Terlizzi, Dan Kotlyar, and Ben Lindley.
Validation of snap8 criticality configuration experiments using neams tools.
In Submitted to Proceedings of M&C. 1 2022.[BibTeX]