Andrew Cross

10/18/11
enn SLaLe
NucL 430 nW#3
1) Assume LhaL Lhe fuel plaLe ls of plaLe geomeLry l musL lnvesLlgaLe Lhe effecLs of Lhe fuel offseL
wlLhln ln Lhe claddlng l also assume LhaL Lhere ls unlform heaL generaLlon ln Lhe fuel
LemperaLure lndependenL fuel conducLlvlLy and heaL conducLlon only ln Lhe gap
Case a
pootloos oseJ lo textbook pq J1J
q
tot
ii
= q
cooIunt
ii
+q
cIuddng
ii
+q
gup
ii
+q
]ucI
ii


Eo o p op: q
gup
ii
= (
6
-
7
)
gup

Eo o ro con: q
cIuddng
ii
= (
7
-
8
)
cIuddng

Eo o cooon: q
cooIunt
ii
= (
8
-
m
)
cooIunt


1hermal 8eslsLances

]ucI
=
. -

gup
=

g
-

cIuddng
=

c

c


cooIunt
=
cooIunt


Sum of Lhermal reslsLances
q
tot
ii
=

MC
-
M
__
. -

]
] +

g
-

g
+

c

c
+

cooIunt
_


MusL converL Lo volumeLrlc heaL generaLlon raLe
q
ii
= q
iii
- (.)
lnserL back lnLo equaLlon and solve for 1
MC
by rearranglng equaLlon

MC
= |(. ) - q
iii
] -
(. - )

]
+

g
-

g
+

c

c
+

cooIunt
+
M


Case b
Andrew Cross
10/18/11
enn SLaLe
LPS
Eo o p: q
]ucI
ii
= (
M0
-
4
)
]ucI

Eo o ro con: q
cIuddng
ii
= (
4
-
5
)
cIuddng

Eo o cooon: q
cooIunt
ii
= (
5
-
m
)
cooIunt

1hermal 8eslsLances

]ucI
=
(. - ) +
0

cIuddng
=

c

c


cooIunt
=

cooIunt

*no gap on lefL hand slde*
Sum of 1hermal 8eslsLances
q
LHS
ii
=

M0
-
M
__
(. - ) +
0

]
] +

c

c
+

cooIunt
_

8PS
Eo o p: q
]ucI
ii
= (
M0
-
1
)
]ucI

Eo o p op: q
gup
ii
= (
1
-
2
)
gup

Eo o ro con: q
cIuddng
ii
= (
2
-
3
)
cIuddng

Eo o cooon: q
cooIunt
ii
= (
3
-
m
)
cooIunt


1hermal 8eslsLances

]ucI
=
(. - ) +
0

gup
=

g
-

cIuddng
=

c

c


cooIunt
=

cooIunt

Sum of 1hermal 8eslsLances
Andrew Cross
10/18/11
enn SLaLe
q
RHS
ii
=

M0
-
M
__
(. - ) +
0

]
] +

g
-

g
+

c

c
+

cooIunt
_

MusL converL Lo volumeLrlc heaL generaLlon
q
ii
= (. +
0
) - q
iii

lnserL back lnLo equaLlon

q
RHS
ii
=

M0
-
M
__
(. - ) +
0

]
] +

g
-

g
+

c

c
+

cooIunt
_
= (. +
0
) - q
iii

for 8PS

M0
= |(. -
0
) - q
iii
] -
(. - ) +
0

]
+

g
-

g
+

c

c
+

cooIunt
+
M

for LPS

M0
= |(. +
0
) - q
iii
] -
(. - ) +
0

]
+

c

c
+

cooIunt
+
M

1wo equaLlons one unknown seL equal Lo each oLher

M0
= |(. +
0
) - q
iii
] -
(. - ) +
0

]
+

c

c
+

cooIunt
+
M
= |(. -
0
) - q
iii
] -
(. - ) +
0

]
+

g
-

g
+

c

c
+

cooIunt
+
M

1he LemperaLure of Lhe coolanL drops ouL and so do Lhe volumeLrlc heaL generaLlon Lerms l Lhen
rearranged Lhe equaLlons Lo seL equal Lo Lhe dlsLance
0
.

0
=
_. -

g
-

g
_
__
()

]
] +

g
-

g
+

c

c
+

cooIunt
_

lnserLlng Lhe values glven

0
= .
-4



Andrew Cross
10/18/11
enn SLaLe
% 5o/ve for the difference between the offset fue/ ond the concentric fue/ moximum {
W
-

V
%

M0
-
MC
= _|(. -
0
) - q
iii
] -
(. - ) +
0

]
+

g
-

g
+

c

c
+

cooIunt
+
M
_
-_|(. ) - q
iii
] -
(. - )

]
+

g
-

g
+

c

c
+

cooIunt
+
M
_
l Lhen pulled Lhe q
'''
Lerm ouL of Lhe equaLlon and cancelled Lhe 1
m
Lerms llnally subsLlLuLlng ln all of
Lhe consLanLs

M0
-
MC
239 degrees Celslus

% ind the temperoture difference between the c/oddinq moximum temperotures {1
7
1
4
%
Dslng Lhe Lhermal reslsLances heaL flux equaLlons and volumeLrlc heaL generaLlon equaLlons Lhe
followlng dlfference was calculaLed

7
= |. - q
iii
] - _

c
+

cooIunt
_ +
M

4
= |(. +
0
) - q
iii
] - _

c
+

cooIunt
_ +
M

7
-
4
= _|. - q
iii
] - _

c
+

cooIunt
_ +
M
_ -_|(. +
0
) - q
iii
] - _

c
+

cooIunt
_ +
M
_
8earranglng Lhe equaLlons and dropplng llke Lerms

7
-
4
= |q
iii
] - _

c
+

cooIunt
_ - (-
0
)

7
-
4
= -8.8 rs cs

% ind the rotio of heot f/uxes to the coo/ont
q
tot
ii
=

MC
-
M
__
. -

]
] +

g
-

g
+

c

c
+

cooIunt
_

q
LHS
ii
=

M0
-
M
__
(. - ) +
0

]
] +

c

c
+

cooIunt
_
= q
1
ii

Andrew Cross
10/18/11
enn SLaLe
q
RHS
ii
=

M0
-
M
__
(. - ) +
0

]
] +

g
-

g
+

c

c
+

cooIunt
_
= q
2
ii

lnserLlng glven values and calculaLed values from above
q
1
ii
q
tot
ii
= .9
q
2
ii
q
tot
ii
= .89

scuss a Cc|us
AfLer all calculaLlons were made Lhe answers seem Lo make sense 1he max LemperaLure ln Lhe offseL
pelleL would be expecLed Lo be less Lhan LhaL of one placed ln Lhe cenLer 1hls would occur because of
Lhe uneven dlsLrlbuLlon of heaL flux LhroughouL Lhe pelleL reglon and claddlng lor parL 2 l would expecL
Lhe LemperaLure ln Lhe offseL claddlng on Lhe LPS Lo be much hlgher Lhan LhaL ln Lhe cenLered fuel
pelleL 1hls ls because Lhe pelleL ls ln dlrecL conLacL wlLh Lhe claddlng wlLh no gap for heaL dlsperslon ln
Lhe cenLered pelleL a gap allows for less heaL Lransfer beLween lL and Lhe claddlng llnally ln Lhe Lhlrd
secLlon l would expecL Lhe heaL flux on Lhe LPS raLlo Lo Lhe heaL flux ln Lhe cenLered pelleL Lo be over 1
1hls ls because of Lhe greaLer heaL flux expecLed ln Lhe offseL pelleL because of dlrecL heaL Lransfer ln
addlLlon l would expecL Lhe raLlo of Lhe 8PS and Lhe cenLered fuel pelleL heaL flux Lo be under 1
because of Lhe large gap causlng a lower heaL Lransfer and heaL flux raLe
Cverall Lhls problem was very lnLeresLlng and provlded me wlLh a loL of work 1hls problem requlred a
loL of calculaLlons and algebra whlch Look a very long Llme alLhough Lhe problem was slmple once
flgurlng ouL Lhe correcL seL of equaLlons Also Lhls problem seems llke a greaL realworld lssue faclng
nuclear englneers ln fuelfabrlcaLlon planLs ulfferenL pelleL placemenL can posslbly enhance Lhe reacLor
burn up and save money for Lhe reacLor planL owner lL wlll be lnLeresLlng Lo see whaL Lype of research
ls ongolng ln Lhls fleld