Research Article

Analysis of the Natural Convection Flow in the Upper Plenum of the MONJU Reactor with Trio_U

Table 2

Physical properties of sodium at 400°C.

QuantityValueUnit

Density858kg m−3
Dynamic viscosity2.81 * 10−4kg m−1 s−1
Therm. conductivity69.7W m−1 K−1
Heat capacity1284J kg−1 K−1
Therm. expansion coefficient2.68 * 10−4K−1