Research Article

Modeling Loss-of-Flow Accidents and Their Impact on Radiation Heat Transfer

Table 1

Specifications of the Pewee I design.

ParticularsDetails

Core diameter (m)0.53
Ratio of support elements to fuel elements1 : 3
Number of fuel elements402 (390 nineteen-hole type and 12 twelve-hole type)
Height of fuel elements (m)1.32
Total uranium inventory in the core (kg)36.42
Control drum diameters (m)0.1
Reflector thickness (m)0.20
Aluminum support plate thickness (m)0.08
Nozzle throat diameter (m)0.15
Nozzle exit diameter (m)0.41