Validation of the COTENP Code: A Steady-State Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis Code for Nuclear Reactors with Plate Type Fuel Assemblies

Table 4

Thermodynamic quality and pressure drop in the hot fuel assembly from the CARR reactor.

Control volume	Core height (mm)	Thermodynamic quality	Pressure (kPa)
1	50	-1.14E-03	628.255
2	100	-1.13E-03	636.55
3	150	-1.10E-03	644.89
4	200	-1.06E-03	653.282
5	250	-9.90E-04	661.732
6	300	-9.01E-04	670.245
7	350	-7.94E-04	678.823
8	400	-6.78E-04	687.463
9	450	-5.63E-04	696.161
10	500	-4.60E-04	704.908
11	550	-3.70E-04	713.696
12	600	-2.86E-04	722.521
13	650	-2.13E-04	731.378
14	700	-1.54E-04	740.261
15	750	-1.04E-04	749.165
16	800	-5.86E-05	758.088
17	850	-1.86E-05	767.029