Research Article

Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of the Maximum Fuel Temperature under Accident Condition of HTR-PM

Table 2

Uncertainty information of the eight selected input parameters.

Uncertainty inputsMean value2 standard deviation valuesPDF type

Reactor power (RP)/MW250±5 (2%)Normal and uniform
Spatial distribution of decay heat adjustment factor (SDDH)1±0.05 (5%)Normal and uniform
Decay heat adjustment factor (DH)1±0.0285 (2.85%)Normal and uniform
Pebble bed effective conductivity adjustment factor (PBEC)1±0.05 (5%)Normal and uniform
Graphitic matrix material conductivity adjustment factor (GMC)1±0.07 (7%)Normal and uniform
Fuel element specific heat capacity adjustment factor (FEHC)1±0.029 (2.9%)Normal and uniform
Reflector effective conductivity adjustment factor (REC)1±0.05 (5%)Normal and uniform
Reflector specific heat capacity adjustment factor (RHC)1±0.05 (5%)Normal and uniform