CFD modeling of flow in geometrically disturbed rod bundles

International Journal of Heat and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-114

  Baglietto, Emilio ^a   Ninokata, Hisashi ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLANTS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL EFFECTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY;

COOLANT FLOW; DISTURBED ROD BUNDLES; LINEAR EDDY VISCOSITY MODELS (LEVM); REYNOLDS STRESS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 14644440608     PISSN: 03928764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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