Research Article

Heat and Mass Transfer during Hydrogen Generation in an Array of Fuel Bars of a BWR Using a Periodic Unit Cell

Table 1

Coefficients for calculations for materials in rods and cladding [20].

SpecieABCDTemperature range (K)

βZr6.15−0.227−0.1731.533298.15–800
10.076−6.4040.0083.076800–1135
7.745−2.301−0.0081.2721135–2125
7.848−2.357−1.0311.2802125–2600
ZrO216.3312.171−3.2120298.15–1445
18.6660001445–2620
H2(g)6.1801.1560.379−0.089298.15–5000
H2O6.7902.9820.3070.086298.15–1100
7.5143.371−5.964−0.4381100–2800