Hydraulic design and performance of a GCFR core assembly orifice
Description
The design and performance of a core assembly orifice for gas-cooled fast-breeder reactors (GCFRs) are studied in this report. Successful reactor operation relies on adequate cooling, among other things, and orificing is important to cooling. A simple, yet effective, graphical design method for estimating the loss coefficient of an orifice and its associated opening area is presented. A numerical example is also provided for demonstration of the method. The effect of the orifice configuration on orifice hydraulic performance is discussed. The design method stated above provides a first estimate toward an orifice design. Hydraulic experiments are required for verification of the design adequacy
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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS., PC A02/MF A01.
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Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 19 p.
- Report number
- GA-A--15710
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 11541841
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CONFIGURATION; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; GCFR REACTOR; HYDRAULICS; ORIFICES; PRESSURE DROP
- Descriptors DEC
- BREEDER REACTORS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GCFR TYPE REACTORS; OPENINGS; REACTORS