Correlation between the critical heat flux and the fractal surface roughness of zirconium alloy tubes

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 137-146

  Fong, R W L ^a   McRAE, G A ^a   Coleman, C E ^a   Nitheanandan, T ^a   Sanderson, D B ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

CANDU reactors; Critical heat flux; Fractal surface roughness; Glass peened tubes

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT SINKS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

CRITICAL HEAT FLUX; FRACTAL SURFACE ROUGHNESS; GLASS PEENED TUBES; HEAVY WATER MODERATOR; POOL BOILING; ZIRCONIUM ALLOY TUBES;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0034974420     PISSN: 10655131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.v8.i2.60     Document Type: Article

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