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RELAP5 model for the INPP


3.1 GENERAL PROBLEM PARAMETERS

 

TITLE CARD

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= inpp rbmk-1500 relap5 model

CARD 100, PROBLEM TYPE AND OPTION

Card 100

W1(A) PROBLEM TYPE = new

Specifies a new simulation problem.

W2(A) PROBLEM OPTION = transnt

Specifies a transient calculation.

CARD 102, UNITS SELECTION

Card 102

W1(A) INPUT UNITS = si

Inputs will be in SI units.

W2(A) OUTPUT UNITS = si

Outputs will be in SI units.

CARDS 120 - 129, HYDRODYNAMIC SYSTEM CONTROL

Card 120

W1(I) REFERENCE VOLUME NUMBER = 100010000

Reference volume is the steam drum.

W2(R) REFERENCE ELEVATION = 30.0 m

Volume center position is at reference elevation 30.0 m (Ref. [2]), the height of the steam drum centerline.

W3(A) FLUID TYPE = h2o

W4(A) ALPHANUMERIC NAME OF SYSTEM USED IN OUTPUT EDITING = ignalina

CARDS 201 - 299, TIME STEP CONTROL

Card 201

W1(R) TIME END FOR THIS SET = 100.0 s

Value is arbitrary.

W2(R) MINIMUM TIME STEP = 1.e-6 s

W3(R) MAXIMUM TIME STEP = 0.0075 s

The maximum time step that should be used with this model is 0.01 s. A time step to time step oscillation has been observed in the results of this model. The magnitude of this oscillation can be minimized by reducing the time step size. A value of 0.0075 is recommended.

W4(I) TIME STEP CONTROL OPTION (ssdtt) = 00003

ss = 00 All the standard major printed output will be given.

d=0 The standard output will be printed at the requested frequency using the maximum time.

tt = 03 The semi-implicit hydrodynamic scheme will be used.

There are two general options for the hydrodynamic solution, semi-implicit and nearly implicit. The specification of ssdtt equal to 00003 is the recommended method to run the code using the semi-implicit scheme. Although the use of the nearly-implicit scheme may be advantageous for steady state simulations or non-dynamic transients, it is not recommended for dynamic transients (Ref. [1]). The semi-implicit method was selected to provide a consistent solution scheme for both the steady state and transients.

W5(I) MINOR EDIT AND PLOT FREQUENCY = 1000

Number of requested time advances per minor edit. Arbitrarily set.

W6(I) MAJOR EDIT FREQUENCY = 100000

Number of requested time advances per major edit. Arbitrarily set.

W7(I) RESTART FREQUENCY = 100000

Number of requested time advances per write of restart information. Arbitrarily set.

CARDS 301 - 399, MINOR EDIT REQUESTS

Cards 301-314

The following minor edits were used to verify specific component values, during the model development. The format for these variables is:

W1(A) VARIABLE CODE

W2(I) PARAMETER.

301 cntrlvar 212

302 cntrlvar 222

303 cntrlvar 232

304 cntrlvar 217

305 cntrlvar 227

306 cntrlvar 237

307 p 100010000

308 p 500010000

309 p 600010000

310 cntrlvar 701

311 cntrlvar 704

312 mflowj 195000000

313 mflowj 595000000

314 rkreac 0

315 rktpow 0