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RESULTS OF VERTICAL UPFLOW PRESSURE DROP TESTS WITH WATER AT 2000 PSIA FOR PARALLEL FLOW THROUGH HEATED ROD BUNDLES

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4299876
Pressure drop tests were conducted with vertical upflow of water at 2000 psia using a test section having nine heated rods of PWR core 1 reference blanket size and pitch (0.413 in. diam by 0.468 in. square pitch by 9 1/4 in. long). These tests confirmed the validity of using design procedures based on tests with rectangular channels for calculating pressure drop for parallel flow through heated bundles. (J.R.D.)
Research Organization:
Westinghouse Electric Corp. Atomic Power Div., Pittsburgh
NSA Number:
NSA-13-000340
OSTI ID:
4299876
Report Number(s):
WAPD-TH-437
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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