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Title: Thermal hydraulic analysis of annular fuel-based assemblies

Abstract

Thermal hydraulic characteristics of thorium-based fuel assemblies loaded with annular seed pins have been analyzed using AMAP combined with MATRA, and compared with those of the existing thorium-based assemblies. MATRA and AMAP showed good agreements for the pressure drops at the internal subchannels. The pressure drop generally increased in the cases of the assemblies loaded with annular seed pins due to the larger wetted perimeter, but an exception existed. In the inner subchannels of the seed pins, mass fluxes were high due to the grid form losses in the outer subchannels. About 43% of the heat generated from the seed pin flowed into the inner subchannel and the rest into the outer subchannel, which implies the inner to outer wall heat flux ratio was approximately 1.2. The maximum temperatures of the annular seed pins were slightly above 500 deg. C. The MDNBRs of the assemblies loaded with annular seed pins were higher than those of the existing assemblies. Due to the fact that inter-channel mixing cannot occur in the inner subchannels, temperatures and enthalpies were higher in the inner subchannels. (authors)

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1, Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701 (Korea, Republic of)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
American Nuclear Society, 555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526 (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
21160628
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: ICAPP'04: 2004 international congress on advances in nuclear power plants, Pittsburgh, PA (United States), 13-17 Jun 2004; Other Information: Country of input: France; 5 refs; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the 2004 international congress on advances in nuclear power plants - ICAPP'04, 2338 pages.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; ENTHALPY; EXCEPTIONS; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; HEAT; HEAT FLUX; NUCLEAR FUELS; PRESSURE DROP; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; THORIUM

Citation Formats

Han, Kyu Hyun, and Chang, Soon Heung. Thermal hydraulic analysis of annular fuel-based assemblies. United States: N. p., 2004. Web.
Han, Kyu Hyun, & Chang, Soon Heung. Thermal hydraulic analysis of annular fuel-based assemblies. United States.
Han, Kyu Hyun, and Chang, Soon Heung. 2004. "Thermal hydraulic analysis of annular fuel-based assemblies". United States.
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title = {Thermal hydraulic analysis of annular fuel-based assemblies},
author = {Han, Kyu Hyun and Chang, Soon Heung},
abstractNote = {Thermal hydraulic characteristics of thorium-based fuel assemblies loaded with annular seed pins have been analyzed using AMAP combined with MATRA, and compared with those of the existing thorium-based assemblies. MATRA and AMAP showed good agreements for the pressure drops at the internal subchannels. The pressure drop generally increased in the cases of the assemblies loaded with annular seed pins due to the larger wetted perimeter, but an exception existed. In the inner subchannels of the seed pins, mass fluxes were high due to the grid form losses in the outer subchannels. About 43% of the heat generated from the seed pin flowed into the inner subchannel and the rest into the outer subchannel, which implies the inner to outer wall heat flux ratio was approximately 1.2. The maximum temperatures of the annular seed pins were slightly above 500 deg. C. The MDNBRs of the assemblies loaded with annular seed pins were higher than those of the existing assemblies. Due to the fact that inter-channel mixing cannot occur in the inner subchannels, temperatures and enthalpies were higher in the inner subchannels. (authors)},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21160628}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004},
month = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004}
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