• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 35, Issue 11, 116002 (2023)
Xinyue Liu, Chaoran Guan, Jiaolong Deng, Xiang Chai*, Donghao He, and Xiaojing Liu
Author Affiliations
  • School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202335.230253 Cite this Article
    Xinyue Liu, Chaoran Guan, Jiaolong Deng, Xiang Chai, Donghao He, Xiaojing Liu. Optimal core design analysis for a small mobile helium-xenon cooled solid reactor[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35(11): 116002 Copy Citation Text show less
    Basic unit of the core
    Fig. 1. Basic unit of the core
    Design range of core size under P and T limits
    Fig. 2. Design range of core size under P and T limits
    Core mass under different axial parameters
    Fig. 3. Core mass under different axial parameters
    Normalized radial power distribution of original design
    Fig. 4. Normalized radial power distribution of original design
    Layouts of BP in fuel rods
    Fig. 5. Layouts of BP in fuel rods
    Variation of radial power distribution upon three BP layouts
    Fig. 6. Variation of radial power distribution upon three BP layouts
    Variation of burnup upon three BP layouts
    Fig. 7. Variation of burnup upon three BP layouts
    Optimal design scheme of the core
    Fig. 8. Optimal design scheme of the core
    Normalized power distribution at beginning of lifetime (BOL) and end of lifetime (EOL)
    Fig. 9. Normalized power distribution at beginning of lifetime (BOL) and end of lifetime (EOL)
    Schematic illustration of sliding reflector segments
    Fig. 10. Schematic illustration of sliding reflector segments
    Control scheme of single slider
    Fig. 11. Control scheme of single slider
    Reactivity swing for different layered sliders
    Fig. 12. Reactivity swing for different layered sliders
    Power peak factor versus number of sliding segments fully withdrawn
    Fig. 13. Power peak factor versus number of sliding segments fully withdrawn
    Integral worth of single slider under different closeness
    Fig. 14. Integral worth of single slider under different closeness
    fuelcoolantcladdingmoderatorreflector235U enrichment/% fuel diameter/cm pitch-diameter ratio coolant channel diameter/cm cladding thickness/cm
    UChelium-xenon mixtureMo-TZMgraphiteBe19.751.510.80.05
    Table 1. Basic parameters of the core
    core radius/cmcore height/cmradial reflector thickness/cmaxial reflector thickness/cm
    44104165
    Table 2. Geometry parameters of core
    layoutmass fraction/%keffradial power peak factor at BOL
    no BP1.086702.22
    No.10.11.071702.07
    0.51.043151.79
    1.01.023811.64
    2.00.995501.50
    3.00.973691.43
    No.20.11.072142.05
    0.51.046821.78
    1.01.020901.62
    2.01.008041.45
    3.00.992831.36
    No.30.11.074122.06
    0.51.052421.76
    1.01.039821.61
    2.01.027111.43
    3.01.020721.33
    Table 3. Power distribution upon three BP layouts
    power/MWlife/dnumber of fuel rodsnumber of fuel rods with BPmass of fuel without BP/tmass of fuel with BP/tcore mass/t
    203 5009551861.930.464.49
    Table 4. Parameters of the optimal core
    layering choicereflector thickness/cm
    first layersecond layerthird layer
    case 1547
    case 2637
    case 3448
    case 4538
    case 5349
    case 6439
    Table 5. Different choices for subdividing the radial reflector
    state of outmost layerlocation of stuck slidershutdown margin/10−5
    fixedB1635
    B1、B266
    B5895
    B5、B6305
    withdrawnB16913
    B1、B25693
    B57123
    B5、B66146
    Table 6. Accident analysis of stuck sliders
    Xinyue Liu, Chaoran Guan, Jiaolong Deng, Xiang Chai, Donghao He, Xiaojing Liu. Optimal core design analysis for a small mobile helium-xenon cooled solid reactor[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35(11): 116002
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