Numerical study on flow field in inlet plenum of a pebble-bed modular reactor

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 237, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 565-574

  Ahmad, Imteyaz ^a   Kim, Kwang Yong ^a   Lee, Won Jae ^b   Park, Goon Cherl ^c  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

FLOW FIELD; INLET PLENUM; PEBBLE-BED MODULAR REACTOR (PBMR);

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 33846939509     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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