28 lines
1.1 KiB
Python
28 lines
1.1 KiB
Python
"""Physical constants and engineering limits for the simulation."""
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from __future__ import annotations
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SECONDS_PER_MINUTE = 60.0
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MEGAWATT = 1_000_000.0
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NEUTRON_LIFETIME = 0.1 # seconds, prompt neutron lifetime surrogate
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FUEL_ENERGY_DENSITY = 200.0 * MEGAWATT # J/kg released as heat
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COOLANT_HEAT_CAPACITY = 4_200.0 # J/(kg*K) for water/steam
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COOLANT_DENSITY = 700.0 # kg/m^3 averaged between phases
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MAX_CORE_TEMPERATURE = 1_800.0 # K
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MAX_PRESSURE = 15.0 # MPa typical PWR primary loop limit
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CONTROL_ROD_SPEED = 0.03 # fraction insertion per second
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STEAM_TURBINE_EFFICIENCY = 0.34
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GENERATOR_EFFICIENCY = 0.96
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ENVIRONMENT_TEMPERATURE = 295.0 # K
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AMU_TO_KG = 1.660_539_066_60e-27
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MEV_TO_J = 1.602_176_634e-13
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ELECTRON_FISSION_CROSS_SECTION = 5e-16 # cm^2, tuned for simulation scale
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PUMP_SPOOL_TIME = 5.0 # seconds to reach commanded flow
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TURBINE_SPOOL_TIME = 12.0 # seconds to reach steady output
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# Threshold inventories (event counts) for flagging common poisons in diagnostics.
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KEY_POISON_THRESHOLDS = {
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"Xe": 1e20, # xenon
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"I": 1e20, # iodine precursor to xenon
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"Sm": 5e19, # samarium
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}
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