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Reactor-Sim/src/reactor_sim/thermal.py

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"""Thermal hydraulics approximations."""
from __future__ import annotations
from dataclasses import dataclass
import logging
import math
from . import constants
from .state import CoolantLoopState, CoreState
LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
def heat_transfer(primary: CoolantLoopState, secondary: CoolantLoopState, core_power_mw: float) -> float:
"""Return MW transferred to the secondary loop."""
delta_t = max(0.0, primary.temperature_out - secondary.temperature_in)
conductance = 0.15 # steam generator effectiveness
efficiency = 1.0 - math.exp(-conductance * delta_t)
transferred = min(core_power_mw, core_power_mw * efficiency)
LOGGER.debug("Heat transfer %.2f MW with ΔT=%.1fK", transferred, delta_t)
return transferred
def temperature_rise(power_mw: float, mass_flow: float) -> float:
if mass_flow <= 0:
return 0.0
return (power_mw * constants.MEGAWATT) / (mass_flow * constants.COOLANT_HEAT_CAPACITY)
@dataclass
class ThermalSolver:
primary_volume_m3: float = 300.0
def step_core(self, core: CoreState, primary: CoolantLoopState, power_mw: float, dt: float) -> None:
temp_rise = temperature_rise(power_mw, primary.mass_flow_rate)
primary.temperature_out = primary.temperature_in + temp_rise
# Fuel heats from any power not immediately convected away, and cools toward the primary outlet.
heating = 0.005 * max(0.0, power_mw - temp_rise) * dt
cooling = 0.05 * max(0.0, core.fuel_temperature - primary.temperature_out) * dt
core.fuel_temperature += heating - cooling
# Keep fuel temperature bounded and never below the coolant outlet temperature.
core.fuel_temperature = min(max(primary.temperature_out, core.fuel_temperature), constants.MAX_CORE_TEMPERATURE)
LOGGER.debug(
"Primary loop: flow=%.0f kg/s temp_out=%.1fK core_temp=%.1fK",
primary.mass_flow_rate,
primary.temperature_out,
core.fuel_temperature,
)
def step_secondary(self, secondary: CoolantLoopState, transferred_mw: float) -> None:
delta_t = temperature_rise(transferred_mw, secondary.mass_flow_rate)
secondary.temperature_out = secondary.temperature_in + delta_t
secondary.steam_quality = min(1.0, max(0.0, delta_t / 100.0))
secondary.pressure = min(constants.MAX_PRESSURE, 6.0 + delta_t * 0.01)
LOGGER.debug(
"Secondary loop: transferred=%.1fMW temp_out=%.1fK quality=%.2f",
transferred_mw,
secondary.temperature_out,
secondary.steam_quality,
)