Analysis of the Void Distribution in a Circular Tube with the Two-Fluid Particle Interacthion Method

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 392-402

  Shirakawa, Noriyuki ^a   Horie, Hideki ^a   Yamamoto, Yuichi ^a   Tsunoyama, Shigeaki ^b  

^a TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b Isogo Nuclear Engineering Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Comparative evaluations; Lateral lift force; MPS method; Particle interaction method; SIMMER IV; Size; Two phase flow; Wall force

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CORRELATION METHODS; DROP BREAKUP; FORCE CONTROL; METHOD OF MOMENTS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATOR ACCESSORIES; PIPE FLOW; POTENTIAL FLOW; RADIAL FLOW; SURFACE TENSION; VELOCITY;

VOID DISTRIBUTION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0035358797     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2001.9715045     Document Type: Article

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