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PATHFINDER ATOMIC POWER PLANT SINGLE ROD BURNOUT HEAT FLUX TESTS. Summary Report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4764495
Results of an investigation to obtain burnout data for use in design of the Pathfinder boiler core are presented. It was found that burnout relations developed for round and rectangnlar channels are not applicable to single-rod burnout at 600 psia. The data taken in the tests do not permit isolation of mass flow and inlet subcooling effects on burnout heat flux. A design equation is included which yields conservative burnout predictions for the Pathfinder operating conditions. (J.R.D.)
Research Organization:
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. Atomic Energy Div., Milwaukee
NSA Number:
NSA-17-011977
OSTI ID:
4764495
Report Number(s):
ACNP-62028
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English