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Modesto Iriarte, Jr.
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 7 | Number 1 | January 1960 | Pages 26-32
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE60-A25694
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A transfer function for the heat release in cylindrical fuel elements is derived. The time constants of the transfer function are given in curves as a function of the fuel element rod radius and thermal conductivity of UO2. The average fuel element temperature, needed in connection with Doppler effect, is given as a function of the heat release transfer function parameters. Coolant temperature variations are taken into consideration.
