THE MAXIMUM FUEL ELEMENT LOADING OF THE AIR FORCE NUCLEAR ENGINEERING TEST FACILITY.

Abstract

The maximum fuel element loading for the third core of the Air Force Nuclear Engineering Test Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was calculated. The effects of several fuel element loadings were evaluated using a two-dimensional, burn-p code on the 7094 computer. The criteria used in the evaluation were limits on the excess reactivity, the thermal stress, and the materials of the reactor. The 250 gm fuel element loading was found to be the maximum fuel element loading for the third core. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0635041

Entities

People

  • Phillip Arthur Terry

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Reactivities
  • Reactor Reactivity
  • Stresses
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Thermal Stresses
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.