Analysis of hydraulic instability of ANS involute fuel plates

Technical Report · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10164137· OSTI ID:10164137

Sartory, W K

Curved shell equations for the involute Advanced Neutron Source (ANS) fuel plates are coupled to two-dimensional hydraulic channel flow equations that include fluid friction. A complete set of fluid and plate boundary conditions is applied at the entrance and exit and along the sides of the plate and the channel. The coupled system is linearized and solved to assess the hydraulic instability of the plates.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 10164137
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM--11580; ON: DE92018150
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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