Computational Fluid Dynamics for nuclear applications: From CFD to multi-scale CMFD

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 235, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 153-164

  Yadigaroglu, G ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MULTI-FLUID DYNAMICS (CMFD); DRIFT-FLUX MODELS; INTERFACE-TRACKING METHODS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS (LWR);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT FLUX; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; THERMOANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

NUCLEAR ENGINEERING;

EID: 11344276213     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2004.08.044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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