Comparison of thermo-hydraulic performances of large scale vortex flow (LSVF) and small scale vortex flow (SSVF) mixing vanes in 17 × 17 nuclear rod bundle

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 237, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 2322-2331

  Lee, C M ^a   Choi, Y D ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUCLEAR FUELS; SUPERCOMPUTERS; TURBULENCE;

LARGE SCALE VORTEX FLOW (LSVF); SUBCHANNELS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TURBULENCE INTENSITY;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 36349023340     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2007.04.011     Document Type: Article

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