Numerical simulation of AP1000 passive residual heat removal heat exchanger.

To accurately know heat transfer and flow processes of AP1000 passive residual heat removal heat exchanger (PRHR HX), and provide a reference for the safe operation of our new AP1000 advanced pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant, FLUENT software is used. By comparative analysis of the distribution of temperature-field and flow-field in different locations at the same time, and the change of temperature-field and flow-field in the same location at different times, we can know the heat transfer and flow characteristics which are changed with time more intuitive, and analyze the effect of straight tubes and elbow tubes on the natural circulation. The results show that the temperature difference, vortex, flow around make the interaction of temperature field and flow field. Due to the influence of elbow tubes structure, the fluid natural convection in the IRWST is more complex. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]