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Non-Linear Dynamics Of A Once-Through Steam Generator, Lamartine Nogueira Frutuoso Guimaraes

Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation presents a new analytical model for the Once-Through Steam Generator (OTSG) which is a component responsible for the primary coolant heat removal and the generation and supply of superheated steam to the turbine of the Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) manufactured by Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) Co. This new analytical model provides the explanation of the oscillatory phenomenon observed in all PWRs manufactured by B&W that uses the OTSG as part of the steam supply system. It was found that the oscillatory behavior is related to the friction pressure drop caused by the reduction in flow area due to …