Direct numerical simulation of a heat removal configuration for fusion blankets

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2775-2783

  Kakarantzas, S C ^a   Grecos, A P ^a   Vlachos, N S ^a   Sarris, I E ^b   Knaepen, B ^b   Carati, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Direct numerical simulation; Fusion blankets; Heat removal; Magnetohydrodynamics; Natural convection

Indexed keywords

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLOW STRUCTURE; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; MAGNETIC FIELDS; TURBULENT FLOW;

AZIMUTHAL ANGLES; FUSION BLANKETS; HARTMANN NUMBERS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 34848902900     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2007.07.024     Document Type: Article

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