Optimized critical power in a fuel bundle with part length rods

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1993-04-05

1995-05-16

Walsh, Donald P.

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

Reactor structures

Circulating fluid within reactor

376377, G21C 1500

Patent

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054168120

ABSTRACT:
In a fuel bundle for use in the core of a boiling water nuclear reactor, part length rods having a tendency to reduce pressure drop are used in combination with spacers and spacer attached devices tending to utilize pressure drop to improve critical power. The addition of the part length rods has the advantage of lowering the pressure drop. Attached devices substantially increase the pressure drop. Exemplary spacer attached mechanisms for the utilization of pressure drop are set forth including vanes--preferably swirl vanes on the spacers, decreasing the spacer pitch to increase the total number of spacers in the upper two phase region of the fuel bundle, increasing the vertical height of the spacers, and increasing the thickness of the metal from which the spacers are constructed. Two classes of separation devices are disclosed for placement in the volume overlying the end of the partial length fuel rods. A first type of device fits to the end of the part length rods and is primarily intended for preventing water passing along the surface of the part length rod adjacent the end of the part length rod from entering the volume overlying the part length fuel rod. A second type of device resides in the volume overlying the part length rod. In either case, critical power is improved.

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