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Title:
PREDICTED HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE OF FUEL ELEMENTS IN THE 1706-KER RECIRCULATION TEST FACILITY
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
CLUSTERCOOLANT FLOWEXPERIMENTAL FACILITIESFuels and Materials EngineeringHANFORD PRODUCTION REACTORSKE ReactorPRESSURE EFFECTSSLUG ELEMENTSTESTING
Document Location:
DOE Public Reading Room - Hanford Battelle P.O. Box 999 MS H2-53 Richland WA 99352 (509)372-7443
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1957 Apr 15
Declassification Date:
1992 Nov 03
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
31
Accession Number:
RL-1-365212
Document Number(s):
HW-48773
Originating Research Org.:
GE - HAPO
OpenNet Entry Date:
2004 Feb 24
OpenNet Modified Date:
2015 Aug 28
Description/Abstract:
THE PRESSURE DROPS OF THE FUEL ELEMENTS CONSIDERED FOR TESTING WERE EXPERIMENTALLY DETERMINED FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF ELEMENTS AT SELECTED FLOW RATES FOR ROOM TEMPERATURE OPERATION. PRESSURE DROP OF EACH TYPE WAS DECTECTED ANALYTICALLY. TABULATES THE NUMBER OF EACH TYPE OF FUEL ELEMENTS THAT CAN BE USED AT THE KER OPERATING CONDITIONS OF 6 GPM FLOW AT 600F WITH A LIMIT OF 25 PSI PRESSURE DROP. ELEMENTS TESTED INCLUDE (1) STANDARD (2) ELEPHANT AND COW (3) BULL (4) 4-ROD CLUSTER, INTEGRAL SPIDER (5) 4-ROD CLUSTER, EXTERNAL SPIDER AND (6) 7-ROD CLUSTER.