Ageing induced two-phase flow phenomena and high speed multidimensional thermalhydraulics diagnostics

随着布鲁斯A核电站和Point Lepreau核电站的寿命延长，以及安大略和阿尔伯塔的潜在新建，加拿大的核工业正在复兴。 核电站的一个关键目标是优化电力生产并保持安全第一的运行。 然而，核电站就像人类一样老化，侵蚀、腐蚀和变形等现象会影响电力安全生产中使用的部件的性能。 电力公司必须进行额外的维修工作和安全分析，以纠正老化问题或降低反应堆功率，以保持安全裕度。

The nuclear industry is undergoing a renaissance in Canada with the life extension of the Bruce A and Point Lepreau plants as well as potential new builds in Ontario and Alberta. A key objective of a nuclear utility is to optimize electricity production and maintain a safety first operation. Yet nuclear power plants age just as people do and phenomena such as erosion, corrosion, and deformation can affect the performance of components used in the safe production of electricity. The utilities are required to perform additional maintenance work and safety analyses to correct the ageing problems or reduce reactor power to maintain safety margins.