PIPER-ONE (IET facility)

Country:

Italy

Organization:

Unipi - University of Pisa

Operating years:

1980 -

Reference reactor:

GE-BWR-4 and 6

Pictures:

Main characteristics

Coolant:Water

Primary system volume:0.19 m³

Primary system pressure (max):7.4 MPa

Core flow area:0.0028 m²

Nb jet pumps:1

Scaling method:P-to-V(Kv)

Time scale:1

Volumetric scale:1/2200

Height scale:1

Scaling approaches:

Number of sim. fuel Rods:16

Diameter:12.3 mm

Pitch:16.2 mm

Heated length:4.3 m

Max power:0.25 MW

Axial Peaking factor:1.26

Heating method:Indirect

Axial power distribution:Cosinusoidal

PIPER-1/PO-SB-7, SBLOCA Simulation of Break in BWR-6 Plant at PIPER1 GE BWR Simulator

http://www.oecd-nea.org/tools/abstract/detail/csni0048/
R Bovalini, et al : PIPER-ONE: a facility for the simulation of SBLOCAs in BWRs Spec. Meeting on Small Break LOCA Analyses in LWRs, Pisa, June 23-27, 1985

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273439580_PIPER-ONE_A_FACILITY_FOR_THE_SIMULATION_OF_SBLOCAs_IN_BWRs?ev=auth_pub