Numerical simulation of single-phase flow in a PWR four-subchannel model with overall length

Harbin Gongcheng Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Harbin Engineering University

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 292-297

  Gao, Ye ^a   Li, Xiaochang ^a  

^a HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat transfer efficiency; Mixing vanes; Numerical simulation; Pressure water reactor (PWR); Secondary flow; Single phase flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; HIGH PERFORMANCE PARALLEL COMPUTING; MIXING VANE; REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER STOKES (RANS)EQUATIONS; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; WATER REACTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; SECONDARY FLOW; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; TURBULENCE MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84876802711     PISSN: 10067043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7043.201204038     Document Type: Article

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