Research Article

Use of the Natural Circulation Flow Map for Natural Circulation Systems Evaluation

Table 3

PACTEL and RD14M.

Pactel (original)Pactel (with CMT)°RD14M

Reference reactor and power (MWt)WWER-440 1375WWER-440 1375CANDU 1800
No. of rods14414470
No. of SG332
SG typeHorizontalHorizontalU-tubes
Actual Kv+1/4331/4621/378

° CMT = core makeup tank.
+ Definition introduced for database in Table 1.