The effect of support grid design on azimuthal variation in heat transfer coefficient for rod bundles

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 374, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 289-296

  Holloway, Mary V ^a   Conover, Timothy A ^a   McClusky, Heather L ^a   Beasley, Donald E ^a   Conner, Michael E ^b  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; CORROSION; HEATING; NUCLEAR REACTORS; NUCLEATE BOILING; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SENSORS; THIN FILM DEVICES;

AZIMUTHAL VARIATIONS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 1842533158     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2003-41939     Document Type: Conference Paper

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