Azimuthal heat transfer variation downstream of grids with mixing vanes

Proceedings of the 2004 International Meeting on LWR Fuel Performance

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 100-106

  Conner, Michael E ^a   Smith III, L David ^a   Young, Michael Y ^a  

^a Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL RODS; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXING; TESTING;

FUEL ASSEMBLY; FUEL BUNDLE; MIXING VANES;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 32044468732     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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