Boilup transients in a closed system. [LMFBR] [electronic resource].

Published:: Argonne, Ill. : Argonne National Laboratory, 1983.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:: Pages: 6 : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:: Argonne National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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In analysis of certain hypothetical LMFBR accidents, it is often postulated that the core undergoes a gradual disruption leading to a boiling mixture of molten fuel and steel confined within the original core volume. The boilup behavior of such a fuel/steel mixture is an important consideration in assessing the potential for recriticalities. An experimental program is underway at ANL in order to provide a phenomenological understanding of the boilup behavior. The experiment is being conducted in a five-liter pressure vessel in which a pool of de-mineralized water is heated by volumetrically spaced electrical resistance heaters. This paper discusses the results of transient tests on pool boilup response to varying condensation rates at the upper boundary.

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E 1.99:conf-831047-36
conf-831047-36

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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1983.
"conf-831047-36"
"DE83014684"
American Nuclear Society winter meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 30 Oct 1983.
Lambert, G.A.; Cho, D.H.; Chan, S.H.

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W-31-109-ENG-38

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