EFFECTS OF VERTICAL GRAVITY OSCILLATIONS ON PERFORMANCE OF TEH T7 NATURAL'CIRCULATION BOILING WATER REACTOR

Technical Report · Wed Jun 14 04:00:00 EDT 1961

OSTI ID:4805099

Pflasterer, Jr, G R

Results are presented from an analog computer study of the transient behavior of a natural-circulation boilingwater reactor propulsion system in the T7 tanker under conditions of ship's motion. The studies utilized an analog model which is improved over that used in work reported earlier (GEAP 3294). The ship's motion was simulated as a sinusoidal variation in vertical acceleration. The response of the reactor model was determined including flow, void content, reactivity, power, fuel temperature, and reactor steam pressure. The frequency and amplitude of the sinusoidal acceleration were varied. Effects of different simulation techniques on the reactor model response were determined. (auth)

• Research Organization: General Electric Co. Atomic Power Equipment Dept., San Jose, Calif.
• NSA Number: NSA-16-009646
• OSTI ID: 4805099
• Report Number(s): GEAP-3567
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANALOG SYSTEMS
BOILING
COMPUTERS
CONVECTION
COOLANT LOOPS
FLUID FLOW
FREQUENCY
FUEL ELEMENTS
GRAVITATION
IMPACT SHOCK
MODERATORS
MOTION
NEUTRON FLUX
POWER PLANTS
PRESSURE
PROPULSION
REACTIVITY
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
SEA
SHIPS
STEAM
TEMPERATURE
TRANSFER FUNCTIONS
TRANSIENTS
VARIATIONS
VIBRATIONS
WATER COOLANT
WIND
ZONES