Geometric/Hydraulic Description | Value |
Fuel element | 20 w/o U-ZrH, 19.7% enriched |
Total number of fuel in the core | 100 |
Operating power (MW) | 3 |
Cladding | Stainless steel 304 L |
Reflector | Graphite |
Inlet temperature (˚C) | 40.6 |
Active fuel length (m) | 0.381 |
Fuel radius (m) | 0.0182245 |
Clad outer radius (m) | 0.0187706 |
Coolant channel height (m) | 0.70307 |
Pool depth (m) | 7.10307 |
Core average heat flux (W/m2) | 6.72015 ´ 105 |
Hot rod factor | 1.7 |
Flow area (m2) | 5.332635 ´ 10−4 |
Hydraulic diameter (m) | 0.0180594 |
Pressure (kPa) | 163.8 |
Friction loss coefficient | 0.07 |
Pressure loss coefficient | 1.81 (inlet); 2.12 (outlet) |
Pitch (m) | 0.045716 |
Mass flow rate (kg/m2s) | |
145.2 (at 500 kW) | |
(a) Natural convection mode | 120.55 (at 300 kW) |
81.03 (at 100 kW) | |
6.63 (at 100 W) | |
(b) Forced convection mode | 3.2089 ´ 103 |
Coolant velocity (m/sec) | |
(a) Natural convection mode | 0.3048 |
(b) Forced flow | 2.8758 |