Jurnal Sains dan Teknologi Nuklir Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology)
Vol 23, No 1 (2022): February 2022

ANALYSIS ON HEAT LOSS IN WATER HEATING TANK BASED ON TEMPERATURE SETTING VARIATION DURING NATURAL CIRCULATION FLOW USING FASSIP-02 TEST LOOP

Mulya Juarsa, S.Si., MESc. (Research and Technology Center for Nuclear Reactor Safety, BATAN Research Institute, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN))
Andrea Shevaladze Al Amin (Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Andalas University, Kampus UNAND Limau Manis, Pauh, Padang City, West Sumatra)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Jan 2023

Abstract

Based on the nuclear reactor accident in Fukushima due to an earthquake that caused a tsunami that turned off the electrical system for the cooling water pump. So that the reactor core melts due to the failure of the active cooling system, based on this incident, a passive cooling system that does not require external energy for emergency cooling is needed to prevent such an accident. Experimental research on the passive cooling system based on natural circulation flow to improve reactor thermal management performance during an accident has been done using the FASSIP-02 Test. One of the important components of the simulation of heat sources in nuclear power plants is the water heating tank (WHT). This study aimed to obtain the analysis results of heat absorption in water in WHT and the value of heat loss. The research method was carried out by calculating changes in the internal energy of water in WHT and heat loss for variations in water temperature settings from temperatures of 40 oC, 50 oC, and 60 oC in WHT at steady-state conditions for 5 hours experiment. The results showed that the entire surface of the tank resulted in heat losses of 10.85 kW, 9.2 kW, and 8.37 kW, which occurred at temperature settings of 40 oC, 50 oC, and 60 oC as a whole.

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Journal Info

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jstni

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Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Energy Environmental Science Materials Science & Nanotechnology Mechanical Engineering Medicine & Pharmacology Physics

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Focus of Publication in Indonesian Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology : Result of experiment in the field of nuclear science and technology and its applications in various fields. Acceptable topics include: Radioisotope, Radiopharmacy, Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Radiation and its ...