Experimental data base for containment thermalhydraulic analysis

This paper describes the joint research project DABASCO which is supported by the European Community under a cost-shared contract and participated by nine European institutions. The main objective of the project is to provide a generic experimental data base for the development of physical models an d correlations for containment thermalhydraulic analysis. The project consi sts of seven separate-effects experimental programs which deal with new inn ovative conceptual features, e.g. passive decay heat removal and spray syst ems. The results of the various stages of the test programs will be assesse d by industrial partners in relation to their applicability to reactor cond itions. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.