Abstract
A CFD model to study the heat transfer and flow within a waste glass melter is under development and initial results have been obtained. The model replicates the geometry of a one-third scale HLW melter used for testing at the VSL. The model provides a platform to incorporate additional physics and study the effects of changing various parameters, such as glass composition, bubbler configuration, etc. Future work includes evaluating data from experiments on bubbling in glasses and other high viscosity liquids and incorporating a rigorous sub-model for bubble behavior. Improvements and additional physics based upon laboratory data are continually being added to the cold cap model [11]. Updates to the cold cap model will be incorporated to the CFD model as they become available. Once all of the pertinent physics has been added to the model, validation of the computational predictions will be performed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 868-870 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Transactions of the American Nuclear Society |
| Volume | 112 |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 2015 ANS Annual Meeting - San Antonio, United States Duration: Jun 7 2015 → Jun 11 2015 |