Slug and tube factors

Technical Report · Thu May 13 04:00:00 EDT 1954

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6491961· OSTI ID:6491961

Moon, M R; Brugge, R O

A common and useful assumption is that the front-to-rear power distribution is a shortened cosine curve. This fact led to the calculation of slug factors'' for the longer charges to be used at K-Pile. It is hoped that the publication of these numbers will save time and prevent duplication of effort by those concerned in any way with slug power, surface temperatures, reactivity effects, etc. For the sake of completeness, slug factors for the older piles are included. Another useful ideal is that tube power distributions can be approximated by the assumption of a cylindrical pile and a cosine distribution of power outside of a central flattened region. This led to another double set of numbers since the values for the 2004 tube piles were again included for completeness. 2 figs., 6 tabs.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Richland, WA (USA). Hanford Atomic Products Operation
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/NE
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6491961
• Report Number(s): HW-31848; ON: DE91002734
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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