Theoretical modeling and numerical simulation of the corrosion and precipitation in non-isothermal liquid lead alloy pipe/loop systems

Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 355-366

  Tan, Taide ^a   Chen, Yitung ^a   Chen, Huajun ^a  

^a University of Nevada Las Vegas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORROSION; LAMINAR FLOW; LEAD ALLOYS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TURBULENT FLOW;

EDDY MASS DIFFUSIVITY; LOOP SYSTEMS; NONISOTHERMAL LIQUIDS; TURBULENT CORE REGIONS;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW;

EID: 36448937091     PISSN: 09477411     EISSN: 14321181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00231-007-0246-7     Document Type: Article

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