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Results of a preliminary experimental investigation of a vapor transport fuel pin
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lanzo, C. D. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | In-Pile experimental tests were conducted on two fuel pins mounted side-by-side in a holder assembly. The fuel pins consisted of stacked fully enriched UO2 pellets enclosed in a type 316 stainless steel clad 1/2 inch outside diameter and 3 inches in length. Each fuel pin contained four pellets for a total of 22 grams of fuel weight. The experiment was operated to maintain the maximum clad temperature at 395 K corresponding to a fuel temperature at the central void surface of 2350 K. Total primary coolant water flow past the pin holder was calculated to be 110 gallons per minute. Forty-four gallons per minute at a velocity of 36.5 feet per second flowed around each fuel pin. Calculations indicated the maximum heat flux was at the point of the highest temperature and was equal to 0.24 kW/sq cm or 7.62 Btu/hr sq ft. A series of high resolution neutron radiographs of the nuclear fueled vapor transport capsule was taken. The thermal neutrons emitted from the core of the 60 megawatt Plum Brook reactor facility were used. |
| File Size | 4613094 |
| Page Count | 22 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720018882 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0kt1fw17 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nuclear Engineering Radiography Nuclear Fuel Elements Vapors Neutron Irradiation Nuclear Power Reactors Portable Equipment Plum Brook Reactor Mass Transfer Uranium Oxides Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
