Benchmarking COMSOL Multiphysics Single-Subchannel Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of a TRIGA Reactor with RELAP5 Results and Experimental Data

Table 1

GSTR fuel ring and flow cross-sectional areas.

Ring	Ring inner radius (cm)	Ring outer radius (cm)	Number of fuel elements (N)	Total ring area (cm^2)	Total cell area (cm^2)	Cell flow area (cm^2)	Fuel element pitch (cm)
B	1.91	5.97	6	100.51	16.75	5.80	4.40
C	5.97	9.96	12	199.86	16.66	5.71	4.39
D	9.96	13.93	18	297.82	16.55	5.60	4.37
E	13.93	17.90	24	397.15	16.55	5.60	4.37
F	17.90	21.87	30	496.42	16.55	5.60	4.37
G	21.87	26.42	36	688.99	19.14	8.19	4.70