Prediction of forced gas flows in circular tubes at high heat fluxes accompanied by laminarization

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 581-594

  Nishimura, Motohiko ^a   Fujip, Sadao ^a   Shehata, Mohsen ^b   Kunugi, Tomoaki ^c   Mc Eligot, Donald M ^d  

^a KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^b XEROX CORPORATION   (United States)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular tube; Forced convection; Gas cooled reactor; Heat transfer; Laminarization; Numerical analysis; Reynolds stress equation model; Turbulence heat flux equation model; Turbulence model; Turbulent gas flow

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL EFFECTS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

LAMINARIZATION; PRESSURE-TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION GRADIENT; REYNOLDS STRESS EQUATION MODEL; TURBULENCE HEAT FLUX EQUATION; TURBULENCE MODEL; TURBULENCE STRESS-THERMAL ENERGY GRADIENT;

GAS COOLED REACTORS;

EID: 0034227534     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2000.9714934     Document Type: Article

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