Analysis of turbulent mixing in rod bundles with an anisotropic turbulent diffusion model based on the flow pulsation phenomenon

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 284-294

  Kim, Sin ^a,b   Park, Goon Cherl ^b,c  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropic turbulent diffusion; Flow pulsation phenomenon; Turbulent mixing

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; PULSATILE FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

FUEL ELEMENT BUNDLES;

NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS;

EID: 0032097219     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT98-A2870     Document Type: Article

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