Transient analysis of subcritical/supercritical carbon dioxide based natural circulation loops with end heat exchangers: Numerical studies

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-33

  Yadav, Ajay Kumar ^a   Ram Gopal, M ^b   Bhattacharyya, Souvik ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

CFD; Natural circulation loop; Supercritical carbon dioxide; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NATURAL CONVECTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW;

END HEAT EXCHANGERS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; NATURAL CIRCULATION LOOP; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPERATING PRESSURE; OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGES; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SUPERCRITICAL PHASIS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84906342455     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.07.068     Document Type: Article

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