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Preparation of functions of computer code GENGTC and improvement for two-dimensional heat transfer calculations for irradiation capsules

Abstract

Capsules for irradiation tests in the JMTR (Japan Materials Testing Reactor), consist of irradiation specimens surrounded by a cladding tube, holders, an inner tube and a container tube (from 30mm to 65mm in diameter). And the annular gaps between these structural materials in the capsule are filled with liquids or gases. Cooling of the capsule is done by reactor primary coolant flowing down outside the capsule. Most of the heat generated by fission in fuel specimens and gamma absorption in structural materials is directed radially to the capsule container outer surface. In thermal performance calculations for capsule design, an one(r)-dimensional heat transfer computer code entitled (Generalyzed Gap Temperature Calculation), GENGTC, originally developed in Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A., has been frequently used. In designing a capsule, are needed many cases of parametric calculations with respect to changes materials and gap sizes. And in some cases, two(r,z)-dimensional heat transfer calculations are needed for irradiation test capsules with short length fuel rods. Recently the authors improved the original one-dimensional code GENGTC, (1) to simplify preparation of input data, (2) to perform automatic calculations for parametric survey based on design temperatures, ect. Moreover, the computer code has been improved to perform r-z two-dimensional  More>>
Authors:
Nomura, Yasushi; [1]  Someya, Hiroyuki; Ito, Haruhiko
  1. Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Research Establishment
Publication Date:
Nov 01, 1992
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
JAERI-M-92-163
Reference Number:
SCA: 220600; 990200; PA: JPN-93:004100; SN: 93000987236
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Nov 1992
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; JMTR REACTOR; IRRADIATION CAPSULES; HEAT TRANSFER; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; G CODES; VERIFICATION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION; 220600; 990200; RESEARCH, TEST, TRAINING, PRODUCTION, IRRADIATION, MATERIALS TESTING REACTORS; MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS
OSTI ID:
10150577
Research Organizations:
Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokyo (Japan)
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93788363; TRN: JP9304100
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS; INIS
Submitting Site:
JPN
Size:
73 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 05, 2005

Citation Formats

Nomura, Yasushi, Someya, Hiroyuki, and Ito, Haruhiko. Preparation of functions of computer code GENGTC and improvement for two-dimensional heat transfer calculations for irradiation capsules. Japan: N. p., 1992. Web.
Nomura, Yasushi, Someya, Hiroyuki, & Ito, Haruhiko. Preparation of functions of computer code GENGTC and improvement for two-dimensional heat transfer calculations for irradiation capsules. Japan.
Nomura, Yasushi, Someya, Hiroyuki, and Ito, Haruhiko. 1992. "Preparation of functions of computer code GENGTC and improvement for two-dimensional heat transfer calculations for irradiation capsules." Japan.
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title = {Preparation of functions of computer code GENGTC and improvement for two-dimensional heat transfer calculations for irradiation capsules}
author = {Nomura, Yasushi, Someya, Hiroyuki, and Ito, Haruhiko}
abstractNote = {Capsules for irradiation tests in the JMTR (Japan Materials Testing Reactor), consist of irradiation specimens surrounded by a cladding tube, holders, an inner tube and a container tube (from 30mm to 65mm in diameter). And the annular gaps between these structural materials in the capsule are filled with liquids or gases. Cooling of the capsule is done by reactor primary coolant flowing down outside the capsule. Most of the heat generated by fission in fuel specimens and gamma absorption in structural materials is directed radially to the capsule container outer surface. In thermal performance calculations for capsule design, an one(r)-dimensional heat transfer computer code entitled (Generalyzed Gap Temperature Calculation), GENGTC, originally developed in Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A., has been frequently used. In designing a capsule, are needed many cases of parametric calculations with respect to changes materials and gap sizes. And in some cases, two(r,z)-dimensional heat transfer calculations are needed for irradiation test capsules with short length fuel rods. Recently the authors improved the original one-dimensional code GENGTC, (1) to simplify preparation of input data, (2) to perform automatic calculations for parametric survey based on design temperatures, ect. Moreover, the computer code has been improved to perform r-z two-dimensional heat transfer calculation. This report describes contents of the preparation of the one-dimensional code GENGTC and the improvement for the two-dimensional code GENGTC-2, together with their code manuals. (author).}
place = {Japan}
year = {1992}
month = {Nov}
}