Validation of the sub-channel code F-COBRA-TF. Part I. Recalculation of single-phase and two-phase pressure loss measurements

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 238, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2308-2316

  Gluck M ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CHANNEL CODING; CODES (STANDARDS); CODES (SYMBOLS); CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT FLUX; MEASUREMENTS; MIXING; MODAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; STANDARDS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

(P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; APPLIED (CO); CHANNEL CODING; CRITICAL HEAT FLUX (CHF); ELSEVIER (CO); EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW REGIMES; HIGH ACCURACY; INTERFACIAL FRICTIONS; LATERAL MIXING; NEW MODEL; PRESSURE LOSS COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE LOSSES; STANDARD MODEL (SM); TWO PHASE MULTIPLIERS; VOID DISTRIBUTIONS;

PRESSURE;

EID: 48149113972     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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