Numerical simulations of sodium mixing in a T-junction

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 38-43

  Aulery, F ^a   Toutant, A ^a   Monod, R ^b   Brillant, G ^b   Bataille, F ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Large Eddy Simulation; Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes; T junction; Thermal fatigue

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH THERMAL; LIQUID METAL FAST REACTORS; PIPE WALLS; REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER STOKES; REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; T JUNCTIONS; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION; THERMAL CRACKS; THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS; THERMAL HYDRAULICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FAST REACTORS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; LIQUID METALS; SODIUM; THERMAL FATIGUE;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 84855794628     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.12.044     Document Type: Article

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