Thermal mixing between subchannels: Measurement method and applications

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-63

  Silin, Nicolás ^a   Juanicó, Luis ^a   Delmastro, Darío ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BALSEIRO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTHALPY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEAT LOSSES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL EFFECTS; TURBULENT FLOW;

THERMAL MIXING;

NUCLEAR ENGINEERING;

EID: 0242440210     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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