Investigations on mixing phenomena in single-phase flows in a T-junction geometry

Proceedings - 12th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, NURETH-12

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Zboray, R ^a   Manera, A ^a   Nieeno, B ^a   Prasser, H M ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

T junction; Thermal fatigue; Turbulent mixing; Wire mesh sensor

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTRODES; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; THERMAL FATIGUE;

ROOM TEMPERATURE; SINGLE-PHASE FLOWS; T-JUNCTION; TURBULENT MIXING; WIRE-MESH SENSORS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 44349185561     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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