LECTURE NOTES ON HEAT EXTRACTION FROM BOILING WATER POWER REACTORS
Calculation procedures for the thermal ard hydraulic performance of boiling reactors are outlined relative to boiling heat transfer, evaporator- condenser heat transfer, fuel element heat transfer, and steam heat transfer equations. Various engineering systems for evaluating the twophase pressure drop are given; the corrected MartinelliNelson method was found most adequate. Working curves for calculating velocity ratios and steam volume fractions are given which are accurate to within plus or minus 15%. Expressions are given for calculating pool ard film boiling and net and local boiling burnout for various geometrical arrangements. Calculation procedures are given for natural and forced circulation system analysis and compared to experimental data. Design criteria are discussed with calculation procedure given for the design parameters: moderafor to fuel ratio, critical maximum heat flux, vapor-liquid separation, and reactor geometry, natural vs. forced circulation. The calculation procedure is illustrated by a sample core analysis. The physical and thermodynamic properties of light and heavy water are given. (C.J.G.)
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., Lemont, Ill.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-004116
- OSTI ID:
- 4208113
- Report Number(s):
- ANL-6063
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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