Ludwig: A Training Simulator of the Safety Operation of a CANDU Reactor
This paper presents the application Ludwig designed to train operators of a CANDU Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) by means of a computer control panel that simulates the response of the evolution of the physical variables of the plant under normal transients. The model includes a close set of equations re...
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| description | This paper presents the application Ludwig designed to train operators of a CANDU Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) by means of a computer control panel that simulates the response of the evolution of the physical variables of the plant under normal transients. The model includes a close set of equations representing the principal components of a CANDU NPP plant, a nodalized primary circuit, core, pressurizer, and steam generators. The design of the application was performed using the object-oriented programming paradigm, incorporating an event-driven process to reflect the action of the human operators and the automatic control system. A comprehensive set of online graphical displays are provided giving an in-depth understanding of transient neutronic and thermal hydraulic response of the power plant. The model was validated against data from a real transient occurring in the Argentine NPP Embalse Río Tercero, showing good agreement. However, it should be stressed that the aim of the simulator is in the training of operators and engineering students. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b3b720a014d54ed6869ed4c3376919ab2025-02-03T01:23:18ZengWileyScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60751687-60832011-01-01201110.1155/2011/802410802410Ludwig: A Training Simulator of the Safety Operation of a CANDU ReactorGustavo Boroni0Alejandro Clausse1CNEA-CONICET and Universidad Nacional del Centro, 7000 Tandil, ArgentinaCNEA-CONICET and Universidad Nacional del Centro, 7000 Tandil, ArgentinaThis paper presents the application Ludwig designed to train operators of a CANDU Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) by means of a computer control panel that simulates the response of the evolution of the physical variables of the plant under normal transients. The model includes a close set of equations representing the principal components of a CANDU NPP plant, a nodalized primary circuit, core, pressurizer, and steam generators. The design of the application was performed using the object-oriented programming paradigm, incorporating an event-driven process to reflect the action of the human operators and the automatic control system. A comprehensive set of online graphical displays are provided giving an in-depth understanding of transient neutronic and thermal hydraulic response of the power plant. The model was validated against data from a real transient occurring in the Argentine NPP Embalse Río Tercero, showing good agreement. However, it should be stressed that the aim of the simulator is in the training of operators and engineering students.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/802410 |
| spellingShingle | Gustavo Boroni Alejandro Clausse Ludwig: A Training Simulator of the Safety Operation of a CANDU Reactor Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations |
| title | Ludwig: A Training Simulator of the Safety Operation of a CANDU Reactor |
| title_full | Ludwig: A Training Simulator of the Safety Operation of a CANDU Reactor |
| title_fullStr | Ludwig: A Training Simulator of the Safety Operation of a CANDU Reactor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ludwig: A Training Simulator of the Safety Operation of a CANDU Reactor |
| title_short | Ludwig: A Training Simulator of the Safety Operation of a CANDU Reactor |
| title_sort | ludwig a training simulator of the safety operation of a candu reactor |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/802410 |
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