Numerical analysis of heat transfer in supercritical water cooled flow channels

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 237, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 240-252

  Cheng, X ^a   Kuang, B ^a   Yang, Y H ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; WATER COOLED REACTORS;

CFD CODES; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; SUB-CHANNEL GEOMETRIES; SUPERCRITICAL WATER COOLED REACTOR (SCWR);

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 33846095101     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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