Development of a Software to Evaluate the CPES(Cable Penetration Fire Stop) System in Nuclear Power Plane I

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Journal of Korean Institute of Fire Science and Engineering 2004;18(1):24-30.
Published online March 31, 2004.

원자력발전소 케이블관통부 충전시스템 평가용 소프트웨어 개발 I

윤종필권성필조재규윤인섭

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Development of a Software to Evaluate the CPES(Cable Penetration Fire Stop) System in Nuclear Power Plane I

요약

본 논문은 원자력발전소 방화벽에 설치된 케이블관통부 충전시스템(CPFS: Cable Penetration Fire Stop)안에서 일어나는 동적 열 전달 현상을 해석하기 위해 수행된 실험을 다루고 있다. Dow Corning사의 내화성 충전물에 대해서 내화실험이 수행되었으며, 본 실험을 통해 준비된 CPFS 시험체가 성능위주 시험방법인 ASTM E-814의 F-rating과 T-rating을 동시에 만족시킬 수 있는지를 알아보았다. 그리고 여기서 얻어진 실험결과는 CPFS시스템 내화성능 평가용 소프트웨어를 개발하기 위해 사용되었다. CPFS 시스템 내에서의 열전도 현상은 주어진 초기조건과 경계조건 하에서 Parabolic PDE(Partial differential equation)로 수식화 되었으며, 이렇게 수식화된 PDE는 다시 연속과완화법(SOR: Sequential over-relaxation)과 Galerkin 유한요소법(FEM: Finite element method)로 구성된 혼합알고리즘에 따라 풀 수 있었다. PDE을 풀기 위해 널리 사용되고 있는 상용소프트웨어 Femlab을 이용하여 방화시스템 내에서의 온도분포를 계산하여 3차원 그래픽으로 나타내었다. 특히 CPFS시스템 내에서의 시간의 경과에 따른 온도분포의 변화에 대한 실험과 수치해석을 병행함으로써 결과에 대한 신뢰성을 높일 수 있었다.

Abstract

In this work the dynamic heat transfer occurring in a cable penetration fire stop system built in the firewall of nuclear power plants is three-dimensionally investigated to develop a test-simulator that can be used to verify effectiveness of the sealants. Here was carried out an experiment to observe the heat transfer in the cable penetration fire stop system made of DOW CORNING products. The dynamic heat transfer occurring in the fire stop system is formulated in a parabolic partial differential equation subjected to a set of initial and boundary conditions. And it was modeled, simulated, and analyzed. The simulation results were illustrated in three-dimensional graphics and were compared with experimental data. Through the simulations, it was shown clearly that the temperature distribution was influenced very much by the number, position, and temperature of the cable streams. It also was found that the dynamic heat transfer through the cable streams was one of the most dominant factors, and the feature of heat conduction could be understood as an unsteady-state process. It is certain that these numerical results are useful for making a performance-based design for the cable penetration fire stop system.

Key Words: Dynamic heat transfer, Finite element method, Sequential over-relaxation, Partial differential equation, Cable penetration fire stop system