CFD analysis of thermal-hydraulic behavior of supercritical water in sub-channels

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 240, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 364-374

  Gu, H Y ^a   Cheng, X ^a   Yang, Y H ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CFD ANALYSIS; CFD CODES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; CROSS FLOWS; FUEL ASSEMBLY; HEAT TRANSFER BEHAVIOR; MIXING COEFFICIENT; NONUNIFORMITY; PITCH-TO-DIAMETER RATIOS; PSEUDO-CRITICAL POINTS; SMALL PITCH; SUBCHANNELS; SUPERCRITICAL WATER; SUPERCRITICAL WATER FLOW; SUPERCRITICAL WATER-COOLED REACTORS; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; TURBULENT MIXING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EQUATIONS OF STATE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULICS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER COOLED REACTORS;

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EID: 72249091343     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2008.08.022     Document Type: Article

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