Annular Flow Distribution test. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10163777· OSTI ID:10163777

Kielpinski, A L ^[1]; Childerson, M T; Knoll, K E; Manolescu, M I; Reed, M J ^[2]

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1. ed.; Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
2. Babcock and Wilcox Co., Alliance, OH (United States). Research Center

This report documents the Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) Annular Flow Distribution testing for the Savannah River Laboratory (SRL). The objective of the Annular Flow Distribution Test Program is to characterize the flow distribution between annular coolant channels for the Mark-22 fuel assembly with the bottom fitting insert (BFI) in place. Flow rate measurements for each annular channel were obtained by establishing ``hydraulic similarity`` between an instrumented fuel assembly with the BFI removed and a ``reference`` fuel assembly with the BFI installed. Empirical correlations of annular flow rates were generated for a range of boundary conditions.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10163777
• Report Number(s): WSRC-TR-90-551; ON: DE92018135
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Dec 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
PRODUCTION REACTORS
REACTOR CHANNELS
FLUID FLOW
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
ANNULAR SPACE
FUEL ASSEMBLIES
TESTING
HYDRAULICS
MEASURING METHODS
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
DATA COVARIANCES
QUALITY ASSURANCE
PROGRESS REPORT
REACTOR SAFETY
LOSS OF COOLANT
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RESEARCH
TEST
TRAINING
PRODUCTION
IRRADIATION
MATERIALS TESTING REACTORS