Physical and Statistical Models for Steam Generator Clogging Diagnosis

• Main Author: Girard, Sylvain (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy.; Nuclear energy.; Numerical analysis.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Nuclear engineering.; Nuclear Energy.; Nuclear Engineering.; Numeric Computing.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.

Clogging of steam generators in nuclear power plants is a highly sensitive issue in terms of performance and safety and this book proposes a completely novel methodology for diagnosing this phenomenon. It demonstrates real-life industrial applications of this approach to French steam generators and...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Clogging of recirculating nuclear steam generators
• 3 State of the art of clogging diagnosis
• 4 Steam generator physical model
• 5 Sensitivity analysis
• 6 Sliced inverse regression
• 7 Statistical analysis of the physical model
• 8 New diagnosis method
• 9 Synthesis and usage recommendation
• Appendix A Characteristics of the type 51B steam generator.