Published 2003 | Version v1
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A new enthalpy mixing measurement technique for fuel element design

  • 1. Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica (Argentina)
  • 2. Combustibles Nucleares Argentinos (Argentina)

Description

A new thermal tracing technique for the direct measurement of enthalpy mixing between coupled subchannels is presented. This technique is particularly suited for the performance evaluation of mixing promoters. The method is simple and versatile, being capable of implementation on compact and heterogeneous bundles like CANDU fuel element, using water high flows. Different mixing promoters like buttons and mixing vane were measured on a triangular array bundle with a relation of pitch to diameter of 1.26 at 8.5x104 Reynolds number

Part of:
8. International conference on CANDU fuel. Conference proceedings

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Canadian Nuclear Society
Imprint Place
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
ISBN
0-919784-77-1
Imprint Title
8. International conference on CANDU fuel. Conference proceedings
Imprint Pagination
120 Megabytes
Journal Page Range
p. 202-210

Conference

Title
8. international conference on CANDU fuel
Dates
21-24 Sep 2003
Place
Honey Harbour, Ontario (Canada)

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
36074072
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CANDU TYPE REACTORS; ENTHALPY; FUEL ELEMENTS; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXING HEAT
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTHALPY; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES

Optional Information

Notes
10 refs., 1 tab., 10 figs.