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Uncertainty in calculated surface temperature and surface heat flux of THTF heater rods

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5407983

This report presents a procedure for determining the uncertainty in the output of a complex computer code resulting from uncertainties in its input variables. This method is applied to ORINC (Oak Ridge Inverse Code) to estimate the uncertainty in the calculated surface temperature and surface heat flux of a THTF heater during a blowdown transient. The significant input variables are identified and 95% confidence bands are calculated for the code outputs based on the uncertainty in these input variables. 21 refs., 43 figs.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
5407983
Report Number(s):
NUREG/CR-1211; ORNL/NUREG/CSD/TM-12; ON: TI85015845
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English