10B.2 Viscous heating in slit flow Equation s 10.4-5 and 10.4-6 are still valid for this problem. Since at x=b, g, = -k(dT/dx) = 0, we get from Eq. 10.4-5: 2 2 a, 2 -ni{ 2) =C, or G =-Hh And from Eq, 10.4-6, we get C, = Ty. Then substitution of these expressions for the integration constants into Eq. 10.4-6 yields 242 yy? x? pe ) Xora Ty When this is rearranged in dimensionless form we have (9-38) Jo-1010B.3 Heat conduction in a nuclear fuel rod assembly The differential equation may be set up following the procedure in §10.2, by replacing, S, by 5, in Eq. 10.2-6. Then, when Fourier's law with constant thermal conductivity is substituted into the thus modified Eq. 10.2-6, we get ne (rte) = ; be Ar ar salt x) for the heat conduction equation in the fuel rod. In the cladding a similar equation, without the source term, is appropriate: d(_aTe heal” on ° The boundary conditions in this problem are B.C. 1: T; is finite B.C. 2: iSite B.C. 3: ~k, (dT; /dr) =—k, (dT -/dr) B.C. 4: ke (dT¢/dr) =, (Te -T1) Integrating the above differential equations twice gives aT, Spot(y, BP) LG ae Ss dr 2k RR 2) arr Syot? | T,pe- Sah (1 ge eCnr cy Tc =Cylnr+Cy 4k, The constant is zero by B. C. 1, since the temperature is not infinite at the axis of the fuel rod. From B. C. 3, we can find C;: She 4) =—20he (142 Ca (tg lo-ulFrom B.C. 4, we get C,: 2 c=t.-( Ke inne Jeet. o[ ke sink. 9h (143) c Reh, Roh, ‘And finally C, can be obtained from B. C. 2: SaoR? (4, B) , SwRE(4, bY R C=, +500 (1 4) 0 H(t 4) inke a ast on Tat, Then we can get the maximum temperature at the axis of the fuel rod: 2 2 Tr =, + SRE (142) SBE Bink ke } 4k 4)” Oke Re Roh, \O-1210B.4 Heat conduction in an annulus a. The energy balance on a cylindrical shell of thickness Ar and length L is 2arLq,|, -2n(r + Ar)Lq,| 0 or 2aL(rq,)| -2aL(rq,)),,,, = near Ina When this equation is divided by 2a and the limit is taken as Ar goes to zero, we get d lh) = which may be integrated to give gC, or -KE-G The thermal conductivity varies linearly with temperature, so that T-T) k=ky +(k, -(Z Fe a +(b,fo)® ° Then aT =o do = —[ko + (ky - ~k OE or ~(T,-Ty)[ko + (ki ko jel This first-order, separable differential equation may be integrated: -(T, -To)[kp + (ky — ky JOJO = C, Inr +C, The constants of integration may be found from the boundary conditions: @(r)=0 and @(r,)=1. 0=C\Inry+C, and -(T,-Tpy)[ky +4(ki -ko)]=CiInr, +C, When these relations are subtracted, and equation for C, is obtained: \o-13(T, c= fT a +) and C, may also be obtained if desired. The heat flow through the wall may then be obtained: Q=2argL4,|,., _~2aln{ S = 2a ae eee (ko +k) b. Let the ratio of the outer to the inner radius be written as 1,/r9 =1+ €, where € is very small. Then use the Taylor series for the logarithm as given in Eq. C.2-3: In(1+e)=e-4e? +te°—---. If we keep just one term of the series, then this corresponds to €=(14/t9)-1=(%1 -T0)/ro When this is substituted into the expression for Q we get Q=2nbro[ (ko +h) PE ; This is just: area times average thermal conductivity times a temperature gradient. 1O-14