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AXIAL PEAKING FACTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
DEF

Ratio of the maximum local power density to the average power density in the axial direction.

OBS

The power can be taken as surface power density or linear power density in a fuel channel or averaged radially over the reactor.

OBS

axial peaking factor: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
DEF

Rapport de la puissance volumique locale maximale à la puissance volumique moyenne dans la direction axiale.

OBS

La puissance peut être prise comme puissance surfacique ou puissance linéique dans un canal de combustible ou comme la moyenne radiale sur l'ensemble du réacteur.

OBS

facteur de forme axial : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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