Research Article
New RELAP5-3D Lead and LBE Thermophysical Properties Implementation for Safety Analysis of Gen IV Reactors
Table 4
Natural circulation system main parameters.
| Parameter | Unit | Value |
| Flow area | m2 | 9.348 · 10−3 | Absolute roughness | m | 10−5 | Heater steady state power | kW | 200.0 | Heated section length | m | 2.0 | Heat sink wall temperature | K | 610.0 | Heat exchanger section length | m | 2.0 | Heat exchanger area | m2 | 0.686 | Heat exchanger wall thickness | m | 2.5 · 10−3 | Gas plenum pressure | Pa | 2.0 · 105 | Vertical pipes length | m | 10.0 | Horizontal pipes length (4° vertical angle) | m | 5.0 | Expansion tank volume | m3 | 0.36 | Expansion tank height | m | 0.6 | Expansion tank level | m | 0.3 |
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