Research Article
Validation of the COTENP Code: A Steady-State Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis Code for Nuclear Reactors with Plate Type Fuel Assemblies
Table 3
IFA power, coolant velocity, and IFA pressure drop at different power levels of the IEA-R1
. The IFA is located at the (6,8) position.
| | | Power level = 4 MW | Power level = 4.5 MW | Power level = 5 MW | | | Experimental | COTENP | Discrepancy (%) | Experimental | COTENP | Discrepancy (%) | Experimental | COTENP | Discrepancy (%) |
| | IFA Power (kW) | 147.61 | 143.40 | 2.9 | 162.39 | 158.26 | 2.6 | 177.53 | 154.29 | 13.2 | | Coolant velocity (m/s) | 1.920 | 1.946 | 1.4 | 1.920 | 1.948 | 1.5 | 1.920 | 1.949 | 1.5 | | Pressure drop (kPa) | 7.835 | 7.00 | 10.7 | 7.835 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 7.835 | 7.0 | 10.7 |
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experimental errors were not reported. |
