Application of CFD in the design process for PWR spacer grid mixing vanes

Proceedings of the 2004 International Meeting on LWR Fuel Performance

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 127-138

  Liu, Bin ^a   Dzodzo, Milorad B ^a   Paramonov, Dmitry V ^a   David Smith III, L ^b   Conner, Michael E ^b   Young, Michael Y ^b  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^b Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIXING VANE DESIGNS; MIXING VANES; PWR GRIDS;

BENCHMARKING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 32044460145     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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