Simulations of turbulence, heat transfer and mixing across narrow gaps between rod-bundle subchannels

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 238, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-123

  Chang, D ^a   Tavoularis, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; KINETIC ENERGY; MIXING; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TURBULENT FLOW;

COHERENT FLUCTUATIONS; CROSS-GAP MIXING; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; ROD-BUNDLE SUBCHANNELS;

DUCTS;

EID: 37749002396     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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