Prediction of the Equilibrium Two-Phase Flow Distributions in Inter-Connected Subchannel Systems

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 379-387

  Shirai, Hiroshi ^a   Ninokata, Hisashi ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic equilibrium flow; Minimum energy dissipation; Pressure gradients; Rod boundles; Subchannel analysis; Two phase flow; Void drift

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; HEAT LOSSES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; METHOD OF MOMENTS; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TURBULENT FLOW;

INTER-CONNECTED SUBCHANNEL SYSTEMS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0035358165     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2001.9715043     Document Type: Article

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