Doppler Coefficient Values: BOL & EOL in SI & Kelvin

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The Doppler coefficient values for core life are established as -1 * 10^-5 Δk/k/°F at Beginning of Life (BOL) and -1.5 * 10^-5 Δk/k/°F at End of Life (EOL). These values can be converted to SI units, specifically Kelvin, using the conversion factor between Fahrenheit and Celsius degrees. The conversion yields BOL as 1.8 * 10^-5 Δk/k/K and EOL as 2.7 * 10^-5 Δk/k/K, confirming that the values in Kelvin are equivalent to those in Celsius.

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I know that the typical values of Doppler coefficient over core life are about -1 *10^-5 Deltak/k/°F at BOL and -1.5 * 10^-5 Deltak/k/°F at EOL.

What are the value in SI units?

Are they the same, but in Kelvin?

Thanks,
Ken
 
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eulerpi said:
I know that the typical values of Doppler coefficient over core life are about -1 *10^-5 Deltak/k/°F at BOL and -1.5 * 10^-5 Deltak/k/°F at EOL.

What are the value in SI units?

Are they the same, but in Kelvin?

Thanks,
Ken

Ken,

Since a Celsius degree [ not degree Celsius - but Celsius degree -
the size of the interval ] is 9/5 a Fahrenheit degree - you can do the conversion.

Celsius degree = 9/5 Fahrenheit degree.

Divide by "Celsius degree":

1 = 9/5 Fahrenheit degree / Celsius degree = 1.8 F deg / C deg

Since this equals 1 - you can multiply any quantity by it without
changing the value.

If you take the BOL value of 1.0 * 10^-5 Delta k/k/F deg and multiply by
the above, and divide out the units that cancel - you get

1.8 * 10^-5 Delta k/ k / C deg = 1.8 * 10^-5 Delta k /k / Kelvin deg

the latter part is because the size of the Kelvin degree equals the size
of the Celsius degree.

Dr. Gregory Greenman
Physicist LLNL
 

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