𝑘𝑔

Core flow = 73.3x10-6 ℎ𝑟

𝑘𝑔
ρwater = 744.9 𝑚3

Dequivalent_core = 3.63 m
𝜋 𝜋
Acore = 4 𝐷 2 = 4 (3.63 𝑚)2 = 10.35 m2

𝑘𝑔
𝑚̇ 73.3𝑥10−6 𝑚 𝑚
𝑣𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 = = ℎ𝑟 = 9507.49 = 2.64
𝜌𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 . 𝐴𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑘𝑔 ℎ𝑟 𝑠
744.9 3 . 10.35 m2
𝑚
APR 1400 have 241 Fuel Assembly, each FA contain 4 Guide Tube and each guide tube have 3 inlet

1 inlet surface area = 0.000491 m2

𝐴𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑒𝑡 = 241 𝑥 12 𝑥 0.000491 𝑚2 = 1.4195 𝑚2

Aoutlet = Atotal inlet + Acore outlet = 1.4195 m2 + 10.35 m2 = 11.7695 m2

Continuity equation

Acore . vcore = Aoutlet. voutlet

𝑚
10.35 m2. 2.64 𝑠
= 11.7695 m2 . voutlet total
𝑚
𝐴𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 . 𝑣𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 10.35 𝑚2 . 2.64
𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 = = 𝑠 = 2.32 𝑚
𝐴𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑡 11.7695 𝑚 2 𝑠
1.4195 𝑚2 𝑚 𝑚
𝑣𝑡𝑢𝑏𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑒𝑡 = 2
𝑥 2.32 = 0.28
11.7695 𝑚 𝑠 𝑠
𝑘𝑔 𝑚
𝜌. 𝑣𝑡𝑢𝑏𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑒𝑡 . 𝐷 744.9 3 . 0.28 𝑠 . 0.021𝑚
𝑅𝑒 = = 𝑚 = 60943.54
𝜇 𝑘𝑔
7.187. 10−5 𝑚. 𝑠

Based on Reynolds number the flow can be distinguished into Turbulent if Re > 4000