Numerical simulation of heat transfer deterioration phenomenon in supercritical water through vertical tube

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1272-1280

  Wen, Q L ^a,b   Gu, H Y ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NUCLEAR POWER INSTITUTE OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Heat transfer deterioration; Numerical analysis; Supercritical water; Turbulence model

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY FORCES; HEAT TRANSFER DETERIORATION; K-MODELS; LOW MASS; LOW-REYNOLDS NUMBER TURBULENCE MODEL; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; REYNOLDS; SUPERCRITICAL WATER; VERTICAL TUBE;

BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETERIORATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE MODELS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 77955470179     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2010.05.022     Document Type: Article

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