Temperature Distribution in Fuel Elements

Temperature Distribution in Fuel Elements
Author: G. Robert Hoke
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Total Pages: 28
Release: 1959
Genre: Nuclear fuel elements
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Equations and a routine for the IBM 650 to calculate axial temperature distributions in fuel assemblies are presented. The routine can accomodate as many as three heat sources and four coolant channels alternately spaced in either plane or cylindrical geometry.

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Total Pages: 132
Release: 19??
Genre: Energy development
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Isothermal Temperature Coefficient for the SRE with Thorium-uranium Fuel

Isothermal Temperature Coefficient for the SRE with Thorium-uranium Fuel
Author: R. A. Lewis
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Total Pages: 30
Release: 1961
Genre: Sodium cooled reactors
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A measurement of the isothermal temperature coefficient of reactivity was made in December 1960 for the Th-U fuel loading of the SRE. It was found to be 0.33 cents/F° at 350°F and 0.12 cents/F° at 710°F. The uncertainty in the results is approximately ± 0.01 cents/F°.