Research Article

Assessment of CTF Boiling Transition and Critical Heat Flux Modeling Capabilities Using the OECD/NRC BFBT and PSBT Benchmark Databases

Table 3

Geometry and power shape for test assembly A0 [2].

ItemData
Assembly508485.table.003

Rods array5 Ɨ 5
Number of heated rods25
Number of thimble rods0
Heated rod outer diameter (mm)9.50
Thimble rod outer diameter (mm)ā€”
Heated rods pitch (mm)12.60
Axial heated length (mm)3658
Flow channel inner width (mm)64.9
Radial power shapeA
Axial power shapeUniform
Number of MV spacers5
Number of NMV spacers2
Number of simple spacers6
MV spacer location (mm)610, 1219, 1829, 2438, 3048
NMV spacer location (mm)0, 3658
Simple spacer location (mm)305, 914, 1524, 2134, 2743, 3353