5.3. Specific Components: Contributions to Flow and Pressure Equations

In this section, we shall consider the contributions to the mass flow-rate and pressure equations from the various components in the primary and intermediate loops. Each compressible volume contributes a \(b_0\), a \(b_1\), and a \(b_2\) in Eq. 5.2-19, and each element in each segment connecting two compressible volumes contributes a \(\Delta a_0\), a \(\Delta a_1\), a \(\Delta a_2\), and a \(\Delta a_3\) in Eqs. 5.2-10, 5.2-12, 5.2-14, and 5.2-16. We shall consider compressible volumes without cover gas, compressible volumes with cover gas, pipes, intermediate heat exchangers, and pumps.

• 5.3.1. Compressible Volumes Without Cover Gas
• 5.3.2. Compressible Volumes With Cover Gas
  • 5.3.2.1. Cover Gas Contribution
  • 5.3.2.2. Liquid Volume Contribution
  • 5.3.2.3. Numerical Implementation
  • 5.3.2.4. Common Cover Gas
• 5.3.3. Pipes and Intermediate Heat Exchangers
  • 5.3.3.1. Anisotropic Re-dependent Loss Coefficients
• 5.3.4. Pumps
  • 5.3.4.1. Table Look-Up
  • 5.3.4.2. Centrifugal Pumps
  • 5.3.4.3. Electromagnetic Pumps
• 5.3.5. Valves
• 5.3.6. Check Valves