A hygrothermal model to Simulate Moisture Conditions in Concrete Reactor Containments with Long-Term Temperature Gradients
Moisture plays a critical role in several degradation mechanisms affecting the structural components of nuclear power plants. It also significantly influences the long-term structural behaviour of reactor containments. This study presents a novel hygrothermal model that uses the relative humidity as the transport potential and accounts for the presence of a thermal gradient across the containment Moisture plays a critical role in several degradation mechanisms affecting the structural components of nuclear power plants. It also significantly influences the long-term structural behaviour of reactor containments. This study presents a novel hygrothermal model that uses the relative humidity as the transport potential and accounts for the presence of a thermal gradient across the containment
