Derivation of a nine variable model of a U-tube steam generator coupled with a three-element controller

In this work a U-Tube Steam Generator – UTSG model derivation is presented. This model was developed as test bed to build a complete power plant simulator. The UTSG is an ordinary component of most of the Pressurized Water Reactor – PWR. A proportional-integral three-element controller was also coupled with the UTSG model. This model is part of a library called SIMODIS – SImulation MODeling Integrated System (“SIstema MODular Integrado de Simulação”). A few transient results are presented as well. The developed simulation program was implemented in MATLAB.