A heavy-water-cooled research reáctor is fueled with natural- Im metal rods 0.9 in. in diameter clad with 0.05-in.-thick aluminum. The maximum temperature in the fuel at a certain cross section in the rod is 700°F. The coolant bulk temperature at the cross section is 180°F. The heat-transfer coefficient is 5000 Btu/hr ft2 °F. Determine for the above cross section (a) the neutron flux (thermal); (b) the specific power, kw/kg fuel; (c) the maximum cladding temperature; (d) the maximum coolant temperature; (e) the minimum coolant pressure to avoid boiling; and (f) the theoretical maximum flux beyond which the above maximum fuel

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A heavy-water-cooled research reactor is fueled with natural-uranium metal rods 0.9 in.
in diameter clad with 0.05-in.-thick aluminum. The maximum temperature in the fuel at a
certain cross section in the rod is 700°F. The coolant bulk temperature at the cross section is
180°F. The heat-transfer coefficient is 5000 Btu/hr ft2 °F. Determine for the above cross
section (a) the neutron flux (thermal); (b) the specific power, kw/kg fuel; (c) the maximum
cladding temperature; (d) the maximum coolant temperature; (e) the minimum coolant pressure
to avoid boiling; and (f) the theoretical maximum flux beyond which the above maximum fuel
temperature cannot be maintained.
Transcribed Image Text:A heavy-water-cooled research reactor is fueled with natural-uranium metal rods 0.9 in. in diameter clad with 0.05-in.-thick aluminum. The maximum temperature in the fuel at a certain cross section in the rod is 700°F. The coolant bulk temperature at the cross section is 180°F. The heat-transfer coefficient is 5000 Btu/hr ft2 °F. Determine for the above cross section (a) the neutron flux (thermal); (b) the specific power, kw/kg fuel; (c) the maximum cladding temperature; (d) the maximum coolant temperature; (e) the minimum coolant pressure to avoid boiling; and (f) the theoretical maximum flux beyond which the above maximum fuel temperature cannot be maintained.
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