Critical heat flux and pressure drop for tubes containing multiple short-length twisted-tape swirl promoters

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 257, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-11

  Arment, T W ^a   Todreas, N E ^a   Bergles, A E ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR TUBES; FLOW CHANNELS; NEW CORRELATIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; OVERALL DESIGN; PRESSURISED WATER REACTOR; SPECIFIC DESIGN; SWIRL DECAYS; SWIRL INTENSITY; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS; TWISTED TAPES;

CHANNEL FLOW; HEAT FLUX; PRESSURE DROP; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 84873654307     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2012.12.008     Document Type: Article

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