Simulator Lab
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department, Emirate Nuclear Technology Center
Principal advisor: Dr. Ahmed AlKaabi (ahmed.alkaabi@ku.ac.ae)
Introduction
The Generic Pressurized Water Reactor (GPWR) is a realtime, full scope, high fidelity simulator that allows students to perform complete plant startups, shutdowns, and load maneuvers; as well as realistically simulating normal and abnormal plant transients, and malfunction scenarios.
Khalifa University GPWR Overview
The Pressurized Light Water Reactor has two circulation loops, two steam generators and four reactor coolant transfer pumps. The Reactor total thermal power is approximately 4000 MW and the turbine electric power is approximately 1400 MW.
The KU GPWR simulator was enhanced with Integration and replacement of the reactor thermal-hydraulic model with the RELAP5-3D engineering grade thermal-hydraulic model.
Khalifa GPWR Simulator Features:
- 1st Principal Models based on Operational 1400MW Nuclear Power Plant
- Over 75 Graphic Pages for Plant Control and Supervision
- Full Alarm System & Trending Capabilities
- Learning Environment geared towards Educational Institutions
- Meets the ANS/ANSI3.5 standard
GPWR Enhancements in 2018:
Recently, the Nuclear Engineering Department enhanced the GPWR to allow for better use of the GPWR for training, several additions/enhancements can be incorporated into the simulator to expand the use of this simulator in education and research and development (R&D), namely:
a) Integration and replacement of the reactor thermal hydraulic model with the RELAP5鈥�3D engineering grade thermal鈥恏ydraulic model.
b) Improved classroom environment through the addition of 3KEYCLASS Super Instructor Station to control classroom configuration.
c) Alternative Hardware Platform 鈥� Switchable Control Room/Classroom Hardware Platform.
