Investigation Of Heat Transfer And Distribution In The Core Of Ghana Research Reactor-1 (gharr-1) Using Star-ccm+ Cfd Code

ABSTRACT In the present work, STAR-CCM+ CFD code was used to investigate steady state thermal hydraulic parameters in the core of Ghana Research Reactor-1 (GHARR-1). The core was segmented into 21 axial segments. 3D-CAD parametric solid modeler embedded in STARCCM+ was used to model the geometry. The geometry was discretized by the use of appropriate meshing models. GHARR-1 operating conditions were set as boundary conditions for the STAR-CCM+ simulation conducted. Heat flux specific to individual axial segment computed based on segment power peaking factors and surface area was applied at th…