Measurements of frequencies and spatial correlations of coherent structures in rod bundle flows

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 236, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 1830-1837

  Baratto, F ^a   Bailey, S C C ^a   Tavoularis, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; ISOTHERMS; PULSATILE FLOW;

COHERENT FLOW PULSATIONS; GAP REGIONS; QUASI-TRAPEZOIDAL DUCT; VELOCITY FLUCTUATIONS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 33745219613     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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