Symbol

Description

Value and Units

Ad

Area of the coolant in the accumulation tank

3 m2

Adw

Area of coolant in recirculation region

10.3 m2

Cm

Specific heat capacity of metal tubes

460 J/(kg˚C)

Cs

Conversion factor between Wso and Psat

80 kg/(s MPa)

K

thermal conductivity of metal tube

55.0012 Jsm˚C

L

height of U-tube

10.83 m

Ld

Height of accumulation tank

10.83 m

Lsb

height of liquid

1.057 m

M3

Mass of half of total metal tube upward

25,600 kg

M4

Mass of half of total metal tube downward

25,600 kg

N

total number of U-tubes

3388

Ravg

(Rin + Rout)/2

10.357 cm

Rin

inner radius of U-Tube

9.75 cm

Rout

outer radius of U-Tube

11 cm

Tfi

Temperature of inlet feed water

223˚C

Tp

Temperature of primary water

312˚C

Ums

heat transfer coefficient between the metal tubes and the secondary water

J/(s m2˚C)

Vdr

Volume of drum

124.5 m3

Vr

Internal volume of Liquid/Vapor separator

13.3 m3

Vs

volume of the secondary coolant in the effective heat exchange region

94.4 m3

Wp

Flow rate of primary water

4950 kg/s

ρd

metal tube density

8490

ρm

Density of metal tube

8500 kg/m3