Numerical simulation of turbulent flow in a 37-rod bundle

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 237, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 575-590

  Chang, D ^a   Tavoularis, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRESSES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

LOCAL VELOCITY FLUCTUATIONS; REYNOLDS STRESS MODELS; REYNOLDS STRESSES;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33846904514     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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