Analysis of flows around a bwr spacer by the two-fluid particle interaction method

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 572-581

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

^a TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b AITEL Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

BWR; BWR spacer; Entrainment; MPS method; Particle interaction method

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DRAG; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT TRANSFER; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SURFACE TENSION;

PARTICLE INTERACTION METHODS;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0036577103     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2002.9715236     Document Type: Article

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