Effect of heat transfer correlations on the fuel temperature prediction of SCWRs

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Table 2

Main reactor parameters [12–14].

Reactor parameter	Reference value
Thermal power	2300 MWt
Efficiency	43.5%
Pressure	25 MPa
Inlet core temperature	553 K
Outlet core temperature	773 K
Inlet mass flow	1179 kg/s
Fuel^a	UO₂
Cladding	Stainless steal
Total number of fuel rods in the core	56,160

UO₂ with U enriched to 5% U-235 for all the fuel rods in the bundle except the corner rod which is enriched to 4%

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