SOME HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW CONSIDERATIONS FOR A PACKED-BED FUEL ELEMENT
The problem of heat transfer and fluid flow in a heatgenerating porous media was studied analytically. The study was limited to the range of parameters of interest to the packed-bed fuel element concept. The available heat transfer and pressure drop correlations are reviewed. A system of partial differential equations which govern the velocity and temperature fields in an isotropic porous media was derived. Steady-state temperature distribution in a one-dimensional packed bed was studied, and a numerical method is presented for calculating transient temperature distributions. Pressure drop in a heat-generating packed bed was considered, and flow and temperature stabilities were examined. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., Ill.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-026163
- OSTI ID:
- 4006895
- Report Number(s):
- ANL-6366
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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