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UNIST CANister (UCAN): Hybrid heat pipe-control rod module for spent nuclear fuel dry storage cask and co-generation module using thermal energy

  • Numerical studies on the design of the hybrid heat pipe-control rod module – criticality simulation using MCNP and CFD simulation using ANSYS-CFX
  • Experimental studies on the thermal performance evaluation with 1/5 scaled down test facility
  • Experimental studies on the feasibility evaluation of electricity generation by hybrid heat pipe module and Stirling engine

References

  1. I. G. Kim, I. C. Bang*, Spent nuclear fuel with a hybrid heat pipe for electricity generation and thermal management, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 173, pp. 233-243 (2018).
  2. Y. S. Jeong, K. M. Kim, I. G. Kim, I. C. Bang, “HYBRID HEAT PIPE MODULE FOR DRY CASK WITH ENHANCED COOLING FOR EXTENDED STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL”, Proceedings of NURETH17, September 3-8, Xi’an, China, 2017.
  3. Y. S. Jeong, I. C. Bang, “Hybrid heat pipe based passive cooling device for spent nuclear fuel dry storage cask”, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 96, pp. 277-285 (2016).