Intense heat simulation studies on window of high density liquid metal spallation target module for accelerator driven systems

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 19-20, 2006, Pages 3728-3745

  Mantha, V ^a   Chaudhary, R ^a   Pal, S ^a   Gourai, S ^a   Murthy, P S S ^a   Sahasrabudhe, S N ^a   Biswas, G ^b   Das, A K ^a   Satyamurthy, P ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Accelerator driven systems (ADS); CFD; Lead bismuth eutectic (LBE); Neutron spallation target; Plasma torch heat simulator; Window

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; PLASMA TORCHES; PROTON BEAMS;

ACCELERATOR DRIVEN SYSTEMS (ADS); LEAD-BISMUTH EUTECTIC (LBE); NEUTRON SPALLATION TARGET; PLASMA TORCH-HEAT SIMULATOR; WINDOW;

LIQUID METALS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID METALS; PLASMA TORCHES; PROTON BEAMS;

EID: 33745347363     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.12.020     Document Type: Article

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