Comparison of ALICE-II Code Predictions with SRI Complex Vessel Experiments

Several complex vessel experiments on 1/20-scale models of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project (CRBR) were performed by SRI International to help evaluate the containment structural integrity subjected to HCDAs. Among these experiments SM-3 is a simple model which consists of a radial shield, core barrel, upper internal structure (UIS), and a primary vessel. Tests SM-4 and SM-5 are more complex models than SM-3. This paper presents comparisons of the ALICE-II code (Arbitrary Lagrangian Implicit-explicit Continuous Fluid Eulerian containment code - second version) with experiments SM-3 through SM-5. Two calculations are performed with ALICE-II on each of these three experiments, using both the pressure-time histories (p-t) and the pressure-volume relationships (p-v) as input to describe the energy source. Pressure profiles, dynamic strains, and vessel deformations are used as the basis of the comparison.