Natural convection heat transfer in two-dimensional semicircular slice pool

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 775-782

  Lee, Seung Dong ^a   Suh, Kune Yull ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Molten pool; Natural convection heat transfer; Nusselt number; Rayleigh number; Severe accident

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COOLING; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEATE BOILING; NUSSELT NUMBER; THERMOCOUPLES; TURBULENT FLOW;

MOLTEN POOL; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SEMICIRCULAR SLICE POOL;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 0346329953     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2003.9715419     Document Type: Article

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