Abstract:
In this paper,the vortex lattice CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics)method is employed to investigate the dynamic response of core fuel and control rods on the fluid flow in nuclear reactors.The vor-tex lattice CFD method can represent the mechanism of flow-induced vibration through studying the vortex convention and vortex diffusion.Based on the computational results,compared with other published experi-mental and numerical data,the variation of magnitude and direction of the force is found to be the basic rea-son for flow induced vibration.