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Contents

Contributors xi
Foreword xv
Preface xvii
Nomenclature xix

1 Introduction to liquid metal cooled reactors 1
F. Roelofs
1.1 Nuclear energy and fast reactors 1
1.2 Liquid metal reactor design 2
1.3 Short history of liquid metal reactors 2
1.4 Benefits and drawbacks of liquid metals as coolants 4
1.5 European liquid metal reactor designs 5
1.6 Guidance 14
References 15

2 Thermal-hydraulic challenges in liquid-metal-cooled reactors 17
F. Roelofs, A. Gerschenfeld, M. Tarantino,
K. Van Tichelen, W. D. Pointer
2.1 Introduction 17
2.2 Identification 17
2.3 Categorization 19
2.4 Thermal hydraulic challenges 19
References 39
Further reading 43

3 Thermal-hydraulic experiments with liquid metals—Introduction 45
J. Pacio

3.1 Rod bundle and pool-type experiments in water serving
liquid metal reactors 49
M. Rohde, P. Planquart, C. Spaccapaniccia, F. Bertocchi
3.1.1 Introduction 49
3.1.2 Scaling and theory 50
3.1.3 Fuel bundle experiments 65
3.1.4 Pool-type experiments 71
3.1.5 Conclusions 79