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dc.contributor.advisorPioro, Igor
dc.contributor.authorClark, Scott E.
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-16T17:24:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-25T18:48:58Z
dc.date.available2021-02-16T17:24:29Z
dc.date.available2022-03-25T18:48:58Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-17
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10155/1202
dc.description.abstractCurrent Generation II/III/III+ Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) are no longer economically competitive partially due to low thermal efficiencies. Six Generation IV NPP concepts were proposed having increased thermal efficiency, with Canada investigating the SuperCritical Water Reactor (SCWR) concept. However, determining Heat Transfer specifics for SuperCritical Water in bundle configurations is required. Many empirical Nusselt number (Nu) correlations derived from bare tubes are available, with only one derived from a bundle. No assessments of Nu correlations are available for 7-rod bundle datasets, representing the centre of 37-element bundles currently used in Canadian NPPs. A Nu correlation derived from a 7-rod bundle dataset is proposed, and assessed against 35 common Nu correlations, using Root Mean Square error and graphical investigation. The assessment indicates the proposed Nu correlation is the most suitable for 7-rod bundles and bare tubes. One typical Canadian SCWR design is confirmed based on maximum fuel centreline and sheath temperatures.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technologyen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectHeat Transfer Nusselt number Correlationen
dc.subjectSuperCritical Water Reactor (SCWR)en
dc.subjectNuclear Engineeringen
dc.subjectFuel Bundleen
dc.subjectSmall Modular Reactor (SMR)en
dc.titleSpecifics of forced-convection heat transfer in a vertical 7-element bundle cooled with upward flow of SuperCritical Wateren
dc.typeThesisen
dc.degree.levelMaster of Applied Science (MASc)en
dc.degree.disciplineNuclear Engineeringen


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