THERMAL AND HYDRAULIC DESIGN OF THE CONSOLIDATED EDISON THORIUM REACTOR

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1960

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4141976· OSTI ID:4141976

Ferrell, J K; Flora, H E; Hostetler, D R; Stanek, L J; Vannoy, W M

ABS>The thermal and hydraulic analyses, both steady state and transient for the CETR are presented. Methods of calculations are discussed and results of analyses are presented. Steady-state analyses are included for pressure drops, flow distribution, orificing, burnout, fuel and burnout cannot occur at any attainable reactor power in the CETR as designed. Bulk boiling of the coolant does not occur at any point in the core during normal steadystate operation. Bulk boiling is permitted during transients because very few fuel channels are involved and the resulting effects on over-all reactor performance are small. Local boiling of the coolant may occur in the reactor during normal steady-state operation and has no appreciable effect on reactor operation except a slight increase in friction pressure drop. The heat-transfer characteristics of the core are actually improved. The hydraulic transient analyses show that no risk of core damage exists for the total loss of forced coolant flow from either maximum or minimum initial flow conditions. (auth)

• Research Organization: Babcock and Wilcox Co. Atomic Energy Div., Lynchburg, Va.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-003652
• OSTI ID: 4141976
• Report Number(s): BAW-132
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BOILING
BURNOUT
CETR
CONTROL
FLUID FLOW
FUEL ELEMENTS
HEAT TRANSFER
HYDRAULICS
MATHEMATICS
MELTING
PRESSURE
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
REACTORS
TRANSIENTS
WATER COOLANT
ZONES