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New coolants, new fuels: A new generation of university reactors
Here’s an easy way to make aging U.S. power reactors look relatively youthful: Compare them (average age: 43) with the nation’s university research reactors. The 25 operating today have been licensed for an average of about 58 years.
P. S. Ayyaswamy, J. N. Chung, K. K. Niyogi
Nuclear Technology | Volume 33 | Number 3 | May 1977 | Pages 243-247
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT77-A31785
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Laminar and turbulent condensation models have been employed to compute the heat transfer coefficients on the heat-conducting surfaces following a loss-of-coolant accident in a reactor containment. The results indicate significantly higher heat transfer coefficients than those predicted by the modified Tagami correlation, and consequently the post-blowdown containment peak pressure reduces considerably.