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

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 598-605

  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

BOILING LIQUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

AZIMUTHAL VARIATIONS; FLOW FIELDS; FUEL BUNDLE; GRID DESIGN;

HEAT TRANSFER;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 21744455507     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1863274     Document Type: Article

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