Hydrodynamics and heat transfer characteristics of passive decay heat removal systems: CFD simulations and experimental measurements

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3457-3473

  Ganguli, Arijit A ^a   Sathe, Mayur J ^a   Pandit, Aniruddha B ^a   Joshi, Jyestharaj B ^a   Vijayan, Pallippattu K ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Hot film anemometry; Large pools; Nucleate boiling; Particle image velocimetry; Pool boiling; RPI model; Thermal stratification; Turbulent natural convection

Indexed keywords

HOT FILM ANEMOMETRY; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; POOL BOILING; RPI MODEL; TURBULENT NATURAL CONVECTION;

ANEMOMETERS; CONDENSER TUBES; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUCLEATE BOILING; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SPECIFIC HEAT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

LAKES;

EID: 77951132999     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.02.031     Document Type: Article

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