FIX-II (IET facility)
SwedenMain characteristics
Coolant:Water
Primary system volume:0.46 m3
Primary system pressure (max):7.4 MPa
Core flow area:0.006 m2
Nb recirculation loops:2
Scaling method:P-to-V(Kv)
Time scale:1
Volumetric scale:1/777
Height scale:1
Scaling approaches:
- Non-Nuclear Core
- Full Height
- Full Pressure
- Steam - Liquid Water
- Full Power
- Time Preserved
Core
Number of sim. fuel Rods:36
Diameter:12.3 mm
Pitch:16.3 mm
Heated length:3.7 m
Max power:3.5 MW
Axial Peaking factor:1.21
Heating method:Skin
Axial power distribution:Eight step
References
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FIX-II/2032, BWR Pump Trip Experiment 2032, Simulation Mass Flow and Power Transients
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FIX-II/3025, BWR FIX-II Pump Trip Experiment 3025, Immediate Split Size Break
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FIX-II/3061, BWR FIX-II Pump Trip Experiment 3061, Large Split Break
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FIX-II/5052, BWR FIX-II Pump Trip Experiment 5052, Guillotine Break Simulation
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FIX-II/6261, BWR FIX-II Pump Trip Experiment 626, Transient Dryout Tests
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Lars Nilsson : FIX-II - LOCA BLOWDOWN AND PUMP TRIP HEAT TRANSFER EXPERIMENTS, Summary report for phase 2: Description of experimental equipment Part 1. Main text, STUDSVIK/NR-83/238, 1983
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O Sandervaag, D Wennerberg, L Nilsson, P A Gustavsson: Basis for Analysis of a Split Break LOCA in the FIX-II Facility, Sweden, STUDSVIK. NR-83/239
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L Nilsson, P Av Gustavsson: FIX-II LOCA Blowdown and Pump Trip Heat Transfer Experimnts, Description of Experimental Equipment, STUDSVIK NR-83/238, 1983
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O Sandervaag, B Kjellen: ISP-15 Final Comparison Report, STUDSVIK. NR-84/430, 1984
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L Nilsson et al: FIX-II LOCA Blowdown and Pump Trip Heat Transfer Experiments, Experimental Results from Pump Trip Experiments of Test Groups Nos. 1, 2, 8., STUDSVIK NR-83/324 .
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L Nilsson, L Gustafson: FIX-ll Transient Dryout Tests Experimental Results from test, No 6261, STUDSVIK/Nr-86/24