Research Article

Analysis of Resistance Characteristics of a 37 Rod Fuel Bundle under Low Reynolds Number

Table 1

Geometric parameters of test section.

Geometric parametersValues

Number of pins37
Pin diameter7 mm
Pin pitch8.6 mm
Pin axial length2700 mm
Heated length1000 mm
Heat flux distributionUniform
Tube flat-to-flat distance55 mm
Wire spacer diameter1.5 mm
Wire lead pitch150 mm