Experimental and Analytic Study on the Core Bypass Flow in a Very High Temperature Reactor
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Core bypass flow has been one of key issues in the very high temperature reactor (VHTR) design for securing core thermal margins and achieving target temperatures at the core exit. The bypass flow in a prismatic VHTR core occurs through the control element holes and the radial and axial gaps between the graphite blocks for manufacturing and refueling tolerances. These gaps vary with the core life cycles because of the irradiation swelling/shrinkage characteristic of the graphite blocks such as …
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Date:
April 1, 2012
Creator:
Schultz, Richard
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