Sodium Experiments & Hydraulics Division

G.Padmakumar,

G.Padmakumar, Head, ETHS

B.K.Sreedhar, Head, LCTS

V.Ramakrishnan, Head, MSS

Experimental Thermal Hydraulics Section (ETHS)

• Experimental Thermal Hydraulic Studies in SAMRAT model.

• Hydraulic testing of Subassembly and Core components for FBR.

• Testing of FFLM and core flow monitoring meters.

• Design of a large scale (5/8) sector (90°) model for hydraulic studies.

• Natural Convection studies in sodium using SADHANA Facility.

• Studies on Sodium purification technology.

• Design and development of Integrated Cold Trap and Integrated Plugging Indicator for future FBRs.

• CFD Simulation and modeling.

• Process design of equipments in water and sodium rigs

• Design and experimentation of air, water rigs for testing reactor components.

• PIV Experimental Facility.

• Operation of SAMRAT Model, Subassembly test loop.

• State of the art instruments like Ultrasonic Velocity Profiler, propeller and hot film Anemometer, conductance Probes.

• PC based multichannel data acquisition system.

Large Components Test Section (LCTS)

• Fabrication, inspection and erection of components for experimental sodium facilities of FRTG

• Sodium testing of various PFBR components

• Sodium removal from components after testing in sodium

• Piping & structural analysis of sodium components.

• Mechanical design of components for sodium loops.

• Testing, repair and modification of bellows sealed valves.

• Development of Ferro fluid seals & magnetic bearings for centrifugal sodium pumps.

• Mechanical design of pyroprocessing equipments 

• Design & Testing of mechanical systems for liquid metals

• High temperature design & Analysis of mechanical components & Piping systems

• Design of metallic bellows

• Inspection & Quality assurance.  

• Sodium Removal facility ( Water vapour-CO₂ Process)

• SA Washing Facility ( Steam Nitrogen process)

• Portable x - ray radiography machine

• Ferrofluid seal test setup

• Magnetic bearing test setup

• Thermal Shock test facility

• Large component test rig (LCTR) to carry out full scale testing of few critical components of PFBR in sodium under simulated reactor conditions

Mechanical Services Section (MSS)