A Critical Heat Generation for Safe Nuclear Fuels after a LOCA

Table 1

Applied condition.

Coolant pressure	15.5 MPa
Gap pressure	3.45 MPa
Gap conductivity	0.5 mJ/s·mm·°K
Heat generation	450 mJ/mm^3·s
Heat transfer coefficient	75 mJ/s·mm^2·°K
𝑇∞	600°K