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Performance Analysis of Water Heat Pipe for Application of the Passive Cooling System in Nuclear Power Plants

Author(s)
Park, Ye YeongBang, In Cheol
Issued Date
2024-07
DOI
10.1080/00295450.2024.2372509
URI
https://scholarworks.unist.ac.kr/handle/201301/83456
Citation
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY
Abstract
Incorporating heat pipes into passive cooling systems in nuclear reactors offers the benefits of passive operation without external power, a simple design, and high thermal capacity. Accurate thermal performance prediction of the heat pipe is crucial for ensuring safe reactor design and operation. Prior studies on nuclear reactor systems utilizing heat pipes have focused on thermosyphons, which operate by gravity. However, to expand the range of heat pipe applications in reactor systems, experimental investigations of large-scale heat pipes driven by capillary pumping force are required.In this study, a water heat pipe with a 25.4-mm diameter and 4-m length was manufactured to provide thermal experimental results under extreme conditions, such as system rollover or loss-of-cooling accidents. A three-dimensional (3D) printing technique was used to fabricate the high-performance lattice capillary wick structure by combining cubic and diamond lattice structures. The 3D printed wick structure showed 21 to 165 times higher capillarity and enhanced surface properties compared to the screen mesh wick structure. Compared to wickless thermosyphons, the 3D printed wick heat pipe exhibited higher thermal conductivity, stable operation in both vertical and horizontal orientations, and faster startup under extreme conditions.
Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
ISSN
0029-5450
Keyword (Author)
Heat pipepassive cooling3D printingcapillary wick structure

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