Title:
REACTOR TYPE I - FUEL ELEMENT HEAT TRANSFER CONSIDERATION.
Subject Terms:
DESIGNFuel FabricationFuels and Materials EngineeringReactor TechnologySLUG ELEMENTS (MG-U) - HEAT TRANSFER
Document Location:
DOE Public Reading Room - Hanford Battelle P.O. Box 999 MS H2-53 Richland WA 99352 (509)372-7443
Publication Date:
1956 May 21
Declassification Date:
1992 Oct 20
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Accession Number:
RL-1-364213
Document Number(s):
HW-44561
Originating Research Org.:
GE - HAPO
OpenNet Entry Date:
2004 Feb 24
OpenNet Modified Date:
2015 Jul 24
Description/Abstract:
BASED ON THE PHYSICS CONSIDERATIONS FOR A GRAPHITE-MODERATED, DIPHENYL COOLED REACTOR, A MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DIAMETER OF A MG-CLAD U-MG CYLIDRICAL FUEL ELEMENT IS 0.5 INCH (INCLUDING 30 MIL THICK CLADDING). BASES AND CALCULATIONS FOR THIS FIGURE ARE GIVEN.