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PR: American Nuclear Society welcomes Senate confirmation of Ted Garrish as the DOE’s nuclear energy secretary
Washington, D.C. — The American Nuclear Society (ANS) applauds the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Theodore “Ted” Garrish as Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
“On behalf of over 11,000 professionals in the fields of nuclear science and technology, the American Nuclear Society congratulates Mr. Garrish on being confirmed by the Senate to once again lead the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy,” said ANS President H.M. "Hash" Hashemian.
Xueyou Ding, Qinglong Wen (Chongping Univ), Cheng Cheng (Southeast Univ), Hongyang Wang, Shenhui Ruan, Zhiqiang Chen (Chongqing Univ)
Proceedings | Advances in Thermal Hydraulics 2018 | Orlando, FL, November 11-15, 2018 | Pages 277-290
Helical-Coiled-Type once through steam generator (HOTSG) is considered as the first choice for its advantages in compactness and increased heat transfer in Small Modular Reactor (SMR). In this study, mathematical models of void fraction, pressure drop, and heat transfer for different boiling flow conditions in helical coil tube were presented and a computer code (OTSG-TH) for thermal-hydraulic analysis of the HOTSG was developed. Firstly, calculations were carefully validated and verified with steady-state results of ONCESG (Once Through Steam Generator) code and MRX (Marine Reactor X) experiment. Then, postulated scenarios, such as flow rate step changed in secondary side, were also calculated in this study. The results show that helical coiled tubes have higher heat transfer coefficient and fast temperature responds. Furthermore, the investigations on steady and transient states of thermal hydra-ulic analysis lay a foundation for the further study on HOTSG.