Single flow Channel Reactor Core Model

This model is a thermodynamic model of a nuclear reactor with a single flow channel, and a reactor core represented by a heat structure.

Core Model ParameterValue
Core Power (MWth)2272
Core Height (m)3.6576
Core Mass Flow Rate (kg/s)16052.4
Core Inlet Temperature (K)564.17
Core Inlet Pressure (MPa)15.17
Core Flow Area (\(m^2\))4.57

Fuel Rod Geometry ParameterValue
Fuel Pellet Diameter (cm)0.9391
Gap Thickness (cm)0.00955
Clad Outer Diameter (cm)1.0928
Heat transfer surface area per unit flow volume276.574

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