Coupling of a Lumped Parameter and a Finite Difference Model for Estimation of a Reactivity-Induced Transient in a PWR with Annular Fuel Rods

• DOI: 10.13182/nt12-149
• Publication Date: 2014-03-11T17:23:29Z
• Authors: J. P. Duarte; J. J. Rivero; P. F. Frutuoso E ...; A. C. M. Alvim
• Keywords: 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; 02 engineering and technology

This paper develops a finite difference and a semianalytical model to evaluate the thermal behavior of fuel rods during a hypothetical reactivity-induced transient (absorber rod ejection) in a pres...