Heat transfer to liquid metal: Review of data and correlations for tube bundles

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 239, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 680-687

  Mikityuk, Konstantin ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID METALS; MERCURY (METAL); NUCLEAR PROPULSION; REACTOR CORES; SODIUM;

BEST FITS; CYLINDRICAL RODS; DATA POINTS; DESIGNING COMPLEXES; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; HEAT TRANSFER MODELS; NEW CORRELATIONS; PITCH-TO-DIAMETER RATIOS; SQUARE LATTICES; TEST CONDITIONS; TEST DATUM; TUBE BUNDLES;

METALS;

EID: 61649091784     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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