Swirl flow analysis in a helical wire inserted tube using CFD code

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 240, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3405-3412

  Park, Yusun ^a   Chang, Soon Heung ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS METHOD; ANNULAR FLOWS; BUBBLY FLOW; CFD CODES; DOMINANT FACTOR; HELICAL WIRES; INNER DIAMETERS; PITCH LENGTH; PRESSURE LOSS; SMALL DIAMETER TUBE; SWIRL FLOW; WIRE DIAMETER;

CERAMIC MEMBRANES; LIQUID FILMS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WIRE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77957718504     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2010.07.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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