Computational fluid dynamics for the analysis of light water reactor flows

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-190

  Tzanos, Constantine P ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; K models; Turbulence simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

FLOW DEFLECTIONS; ROD BUNDLES; TURBULENCE MODELS; TURBULENCE SIMULATION;

LIGHT WATER REACTORS;

EID: 4444264348     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT04-A3524     Document Type: Article

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