Published August 1978 | Version v1
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Sodium flow distribution in test fuel assembly P-23B

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Relatively large cladding diametral increases in the exterior fuel pins of HEDL's test fuel subassembly P-23B were successfully explained by a thermal-hydraulic/solid mechanics analysis. This analysis indicates that while at power, the subassembly flow was less than planned and that the fuel pins were considerably displaced and bowed from their nominal position. In accomplishing this analysis, a method was developed to estimate the sodium flow distribution and pin distortions in a fuel subassembly at power

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS., PC A05/MF A01.

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83 p.
Report number
HEDL-TME--78-46

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
10449702
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
DEFORMATION; FLUID FLOW; FUEL ELEMENT CLUSTERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULICS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
Descriptors DEC
BREEDER REACTORS; DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; REACTORS