HEAT-TRANSFER EXPERIMENTS ON A PROPOSED FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL GAS COOLED REACTOR. SECTION II FO FUEL-ASSEMBLY HEAT-TRANSFER AND CHANNEL PRESSURE-DROP EXPERIMENT FOR THE EGCR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Technical Report · Tue Apr 12 00:00:00 EST 1960

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4747570· OSTI ID:4747570

Beaudoin, C L; Higgins, R M

Heat-transfer data are presented for the Experimental Gas Cooled Reactor Title I seven-rod fuel-assembly design. The effect on heat transfer of (1) the radial location of the outer six rods of the seven-fuel-rod cluster and of (2) the addition of helical-finned spacers at the midpoint of each of the seven fuel rods is discussed. The heattransfer data were obtained to verify preliminary general assumptions pertaining to the heat-transfer characteristics of the seven- rod fuel-assembly design and to obtain local heat-transfer correlations. The heat-transfer tests were performed at near-atmospheric pressure using air as the coolant medium. Plots and equations of heattransfer correlations over a Reynolds Number range from 12,000 to 80,000 are included. The test set-up and test procedure are also described. (auth)

• Research Organization: Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. Atomic Energy Div., Washington, D.C.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AT(10-1)-925
• NSA Number: NSA-17-008324
• OSTI ID: 4747570
• Report Number(s): TID-11603; RD-0008
• Resource Relation: Other Information: For Kaiser Engineers. Div. of Henry J. Kaiser Co., Oakland, Calif. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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