Thermal-hydraulic evaluation of advanced wire-wrap assemblies
Conference
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· AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6441254
Fuel assemblies for liquid-metal-cooled fast breeder reactors consist of a large number of rods uniformly spaced by wire wrap in a hexagonal array. Thermal-hydraulic analyses of a 217-rod wire-wrapped assembly with different wire-wrap geometries was accomplished. Advanced designs considered are staggered starts, distributed wireless fuel rods and locked wrap.
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co., Sunnyvale, CA
- OSTI ID:
- 6441254
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-760816-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States) Journal Volume: 73:164
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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