Experimental and analytical investigations on core flow distribution and pressure distribution in the outlet header of a PHWR

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-24

  Chandraker, D K ^a   Maheshwari, N K ^a   Saha, D ^a   Venkat Raj, V ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAVY WATER REACTORS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PIPE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; REACTOR CORES;

FLOW DISTRIBUTION;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

FLOW ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR REACTOR; OUTLET; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037250353     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(02)00202-9     Document Type: Article

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