COSI (SET facility)

CCVM Key:
3.17
Country:
France
Organization:
CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique
Operating years:
-
Reference reactor:
Westinghouse PWR ;; FRAMATOME PWR
Availability:
Objectives:

Experimental conditions

Pressure min:2 MPa

Pressure max:7 MPa

Temperature min:20 °C

Temperature max:20 °C

Power min:50 kW

Power max:600 kW

Facility geometry

Keywords Core:

Keywords Steam Separator:

Keywords Others:

References

  • L. Gros d'Aillon, Falk and Mariens, Essais de condensation en regime permanent, BOUCLE COSl, PWS 2-72, SETh/LETC/87-45 (1989)

  • D. Bestion, L.Gros d' Aillon, Condensation tests analysis and correlation for the CATHARE code. Fourth International Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermohydraulic. Karlsruhe, 1989

  • A. Janicot, CATHARE, Qualification report CATHARE version 1.3 revision 5, COSI experiment, Volume Q11, STR/LML/EM93-152


Phenomena

Relevance Phenomenon
100%
Condensation
100%
ECC Bypass
100%
Noncondensable gas effects
50%
Stratification in horizontal pipes