GCFR Coupled Neutronic and Thermal-Fluid-Dynamics Analyses for a Core Containing Minor Actinides : Table 2

]>GCFR Coupled Neutronic and Thermal-Fluid-Dynamics Analyses for a Core Containing Minor Actinides : Table 2

Table 2: Point Neutron Kinetics (NK) core parameters (with and without MA)


Parameters	Imposed power	Reference core (point NK values)	Reference core + MA (point NK values)

Reactor power	50 MW	50.02 MW	50.02 MW
Total system flow rate	32.10 Kg/s	32.13 Kg/s	32.11 Kg/s
Flow rate in hot channel	0.581 Kg/s	0.581 Kg/s	0.581 Kg/s
Flow rate in average channel	0.595 Kg/s	0.595 Kg/s	0.595 Kg/s
Reactor pressure at top of vessel	6.92 MPa	6.924 MPa	6.92 MPa
Reactor mass of coolant without DHR	389.75 Kg	389.75 Kg	389.75 Kg
Reactor mass of coolant with DHR	473.54 Kg	473.54 Kg	473.54 Kg
Core inlet temperature	263.9	263.1	262.8
Core average exit temperature	563.7	564.5	564.6
Coolant temp rise in the core	299.8	300.5	299.3
Exit coolant temp in hot channel	615.6	616.5	616.6
Exit coolant temp in avg. Channel	562.7	563.5	563.6
Max clad temp in hot channel	687.6	693.5	691.7
Max clad temp in avg. channel	621.2	626.5	624.9
Max fuel temp in hot channel	1069.5	1073.9	1070.4
Max fuel temp in avg. channel	946.0	949.9	946.8
Main blower speed	523.6 rad/s	523.6 rad/s	523.6 rad/s
Main blower rated head	8007.8	8321	8319
Main blower rated torque	2009.1	2024.2	2024.5
MHX heat transfer area	157.3	157.3	157.3