Comparison of CFD calculations with experimental results for the YMP scaled natural convection tests

Proceedings of the ASME Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference 2004, HT/FED 2004

Volumn 2 B, Issue , 2004, Pages 839-847

  Dunn, Sandra Dalvit ^a   Webb, Stephen W ^b   Del Mar, John ^a   Itamura, Michael T ^b   Francis, Nicholas D ^b  

^a Science and Engineering Associates   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EMISSIVITY; HEAT LOADS; INVERT FLOORS; WASTE PACKAGES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 21644456673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ht-fed2004-56409     Document Type: Conference Paper

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