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Numerical modeling of the temperature distribution in a VVER fuel element

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The temperature distribution in a VVER fuel element with deep burnup of nuclear fuel is studied. Numerical and analytical methods are used. It is shown that a stationary temperature distribution is established in no longer than 1 min. Analytical methods are used to obtain the temperature dependence of the radius of a fuel element in a stationary regime

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  1. National Nuclear Research University – Moscow Engineering-Physics Institute (NIYaU MIFI), Moscow, Russia

    V. M. Alyushin, V. G. Baranov & N. A. Kudryashov

  2. Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 108, No. 3, pp. 145–151, March, 2010.

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Alyushin, V.M., Baranov, V.G., Kudryashov, N.A. et al. Numerical modeling of the temperature distribution in a VVER fuel element. At Energy 108, 184–193 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-010-9275-2

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