Experimental study on the effect of angles and positions of mixing vanes on CHF in a 2 × 2 rod bundle with working fluid R-134a

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 235, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1749-1759

  Shin, Byung Soo ^a   Chang, Soon Heung ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRICITY; ENTHALPY; EROSION; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; NUCLEAR FUELS; OPTIMIZATION; TURBULENT FLOW; VAPORS;

BOWRING CORRELATION; MASS FLUX; SWIRL FLOW; WORKING FLUIDS;

VANE PUMPS;

EID: 20444485782     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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