AGR-1 Daily As-run Thermal Analyses
Abstract
This report documents the results of thermal analyses to predict the daily as-run temperatures for the AGR-1 experiment. Control gas gaps and compact-graphite holder gas gaps were modeled to change linearly with time. The control gas gap widths were determined by comparison to measured R/B data. The compact graphite holder gas gaps were determined from PIE measurements. Daily heat rates for each compact and component in the models were input from daily as-run physics analyses. Daily gas compositions and component fast neutron fluences were also input. Six different finite element models were created for the six different AGR-1 capsules. Each capsule had a different gas gap that was implemented to control the temperature of the experiment. Capsules on the top and bottom had larger gas gaps, while capsules in the middle were smaller.
- Authors:
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- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1494148
- Report Number(s):
- INL/MIS-11-23668-Rev003
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; NGNP; TDO; VHTR; R&D; Fuel; AGR-1; AGR-2; Irradiation; Fission; Product; Graphite; High; Temperature; Materials; HTM; FY10; Technical; Review; Meeting; Denver; Kernel; QA; Deep; Burn; TRISO; Pebble-Bed; Core; Qualification; PIE; Post-irradiation; Examination; Safety Testing; Preparations; Methods; V&V
Citation Formats
Hawkes, Grant. AGR-1 Daily As-run Thermal Analyses. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web. doi:10.2172/1494148.
Hawkes, Grant. AGR-1 Daily As-run Thermal Analyses. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1494148
Hawkes, Grant. 2014.
"AGR-1 Daily As-run Thermal Analyses". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1494148. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1494148.
@article{osti_1494148,
title = {AGR-1 Daily As-run Thermal Analyses},
author = {Hawkes, Grant},
abstractNote = {This report documents the results of thermal analyses to predict the daily as-run temperatures for the AGR-1 experiment. Control gas gaps and compact-graphite holder gas gaps were modeled to change linearly with time. The control gas gap widths were determined by comparison to measured R/B data. The compact graphite holder gas gaps were determined from PIE measurements. Daily heat rates for each compact and component in the models were input from daily as-run physics analyses. Daily gas compositions and component fast neutron fluences were also input. Six different finite element models were created for the six different AGR-1 capsules. Each capsule had a different gas gap that was implemented to control the temperature of the experiment. Capsules on the top and bottom had larger gas gaps, while capsules in the middle were smaller.},
doi = {10.2172/1494148},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1494148},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}