Local velocity measurements in a thermally-stratified sodium mixing layer using a permanent-magnet probe

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 115-136

  Kapulla, Ralf ^a   Sigg, Beat ^a   Horanyi, Sandor ^b   Hudina, Marjan ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b KFKI ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Liquid metals; Mixing layer; Permanent magnet velocity probe; Thermal stratification; Velocity measurement

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LIQUID METALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PRANDTL NUMBER; SODIUM; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMOELECTRICITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FARADAY'S LAW;

PERMANENT MAGNETS;

LIQUID METAL; LIQUID-LIQUID MIXING; MIXING LAYER; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 0342368841     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(99)00036-9     Document Type: Article

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