Uniform internal heat generation at q =6.0×10^7 W/m3 is occurring in a cylindrical nuclear reactor fuel rod of 60-mm diameter, and under steady-state conditions the temperature distribution is of the form T\left(r\right)=a+br^2T(r)=a+br2, where T is in degrees Celsius and r is in meters, while a = 900°C and b = -5.26 × 10^5 °C/m^2. The fuel rod properties are k = 30 W/m · K, ρ = 1,100 kg/m^3, and cp = 800 J/kg · K.     (a) What is the rate of heat transfer per unit length of the rod at r = 0 (the centerline) and at r = 30 mm (the surface)?     (b) If the reactor power level is suddenly increased to q2dot = 10^8 W/m^3, what is the initial time rate of temperature change at r = 0 and r = 30 mm?

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Uniform internal heat generation at q =6.0×10^7 W/m3 is occurring in a cylindrical nuclear reactor fuel rod of 60-mm diameter, and under steady-state conditions the temperature distribution is of the form T\left(r\right)=a+br^2T(r)=a+br2, where T is in degrees Celsius and r is in meters, while a = 900°C and b = -5.26 × 10^5 °C/m^2. The fuel rod properties are k = 30 W/m · K, ρ = 1,100 kg/m^3, and cp = 800 J/kg · K.

 

 

(a) What is the rate of heat transfer per unit length of the rod at r = 0 (the centerline) and at r = 30 mm (the surface)?

 

 

(b) If the reactor power level is suddenly increased to q2dot = 10^8 W/m^3, what is the initial time rate of temperature change at r = 0 and r = 30 mm?

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