Thermo hydraulics
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The research group thermo hydraulics is mainly concerned with problems arising from already existing light water reactors and the processing of 3+ generation LWRs.. The research group uses a trial field that is capable of holding devices up to a height of 9.5m. The dimension of the trial field allows an axial scale of 1:1 and thus fulfills the prerequisites for thermo hydraulic experiments. Recently, comprehensive studies on the natural circulation of a circuit of a biphasic current were held in this trial field with the testing plant DANTON. The testing plant BORAN, a simulation of a boiling-water reactor, simulates various specific phenomena such as pressures up to 25Bar that occur during afterheat. The evaporation of a fuel pool and the associated stress on the fuel elements can be tested in the testing plant ADELA. The testing plants ISOTRAN and ERKO offer the means for an analysis of the performance of isolation materials and corrosion products. To support the experiments, theoretical analysis is conducted with the aid of the integral-code ATHLET. Experiments as well as theoretical research are part of the formation of our students in the framework of practical trainings and research papers. |
Student Research Projects
Current tasks of the Chair for Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy can be found here.
Respective Employees
| Head | Dr.-Ing. Christoph Schuster Dipl.-Ing. Frances Viereckl |
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