Engineering Judgment and Natural Circulation Calculations

Engineering Judgment and Natural Circulation Calculations

The analysis performed to establish the validity of computer code results in the particular field of natural circulation flow stability calculations is presented in the light of usual engineering practice. The effects of discretization and closure correlations are discussed and some hints to avoid u...

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Main Author: J. C. Ferreri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/694583
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spelling doaj-b08621953058440a89a1a39bff58b7152020-11-24T21:01:28ZengHindawi LimitedScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60751687-60832011-01-01201110.1155/2011/694583694583Engineering Judgment and Natural Circulation CalculationsJ. C. Ferreri0Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear, Avenida del Libertador 8250, 1429 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaThe analysis performed to establish the validity of computer code results in the particular field of natural circulation flow stability calculations is presented in the light of usual engineering practice. The effects of discretization and closure correlations are discussed and some hints to avoid undesired mistakes in the evaluations performed are given. Additionally, the results are presented for an experiment relevant to the way in which a (small) number of skilled, nuclear safety analysts and researchers react when facing the solution of a natural circulation problem. These results may be also framed in the concept of Engineering Judgment and are potentially useful for Knowledge Management activities.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/694583
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description The analysis performed to establish the validity of computer code results in the particular field of natural circulation flow stability calculations is presented in the light of usual engineering practice. The effects of discretization and closure correlations are discussed and some hints to avoid undesired mistakes in the evaluations performed are given. Additionally, the results are presented for an experiment relevant to the way in which a (small) number of skilled, nuclear safety analysts and researchers react when facing the solution of a natural circulation problem. These results may be also framed in the concept of Engineering Judgment and are potentially useful for Knowledge Management activities.
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