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Case Study

Nuclear Power Station Service Water Pump NPSH


Hydraulic Model Using AFT Fathom
Company:
Location:

Duke Energy
Charlotte, NC, USA

According to Norman Stambaugh, a Senior Engineer


with Duke Energy, to assure that the RN system can
adequately perform its safety function, it must be
Duke Energy is one of the largest electric power
demonstrated that the RN pump NPSHr can be met
companies in the United States, supplying and
under DBA conditions. Over the years, corrosion in
delivering energy to approximately 4 million U.S.
the RN pump suction piping has occurred, thus
customers. Duke Energy has approximately 35,000
reducing the NPSHa. To analyze this degradation,
megawatts of electric generating capacity in the
an AFT Fathom model of the
Carolinas and the Midwest, and
RN pump suction piping was
natural gas distribution services
The roughness and
developed and benchmarked.
in Ohio and Kentucky. Their
scaling
factors
were
This model not only accounts for
commercial and international
slightly adjusted to obtain a the details relating to the piping
businesses own and operate
configuration, but also for the
diverse power generation assets
very accurate benchmark to details relating to the roughness
in North America and Latin
actual test data (0.1 to 0.2
and constriction of the piping
America, including a portfolio of
due to the build-up of corrosion
psig).
renewable energy assets.
over time. It also provides the
ability to input most limiting conditions, such as
Nuclear Service Water (RN) systems circulate the
maximum temperatures and minimum levels for the
water that cools the plants heat exchangers and
lake and pond supplies, as well as various amounts
other components before dissipating the heat into
of assumed RN strainer fouling.
the environment. Because this is a safety-critical
Using AFT Fathom, Duke Energy was able to
system, it is essential to accurately understand how
benchmark corroded pipe performance, and
the system works under varying operating
accurately model the potential pressure recovery
conditions, and under Design Basis Accident (DBA)
after cleaning the pipes.
Conditions.

McGuire Nuclear Power Station


Applied Flow Technology 2955 Professional Place, Suite 301, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 USA www.aft.com

POND SUPPLY

1B and 2B Pumps

McGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION


RN PUMP NPSH HYDRAULIC
MODEL

1A and 2A Pumps

LAKE SUPPLY

Comparison of AFT Fathom model results to test results at McGuire Pump

Applied Flow Technology 2955 Professional Place, Suite 301, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 USA www.aft.com

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