Development of a subchannel analysis code and its application to annular fuel assemblies
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2019.02.016
Abstract: Abstract A Subchannel Analysis Code for Annular Fuel (SACAF) capable of modeling dual-cooled annular fuel pins was developed. The coolant flow distribution was adjusted until a uniform pressure drops was formed in all the subchannels.… read more here.
Keywords: fuel; analysis code; annular fuel; subchannel analysis ... See more keywords
Recent challenges in subchannel thermal-hydraulics-CFD modeling, subchannel analysis, CHF experiments, and CHF prediction
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2019.110236
Abstract: Abstract Reactor core thermal hydraulics is, or has always been, one of the key components for the safety of nuclear reactor. Continuous efforts have been devoted to the investigation and understanding of its basic physical… read more here.
Keywords: rod bundle; subchannel analysis; chf; thermal hydraulics ... See more keywords
The Impact of Mixing Vane Arrangement on Mixing Coefficient β for Subchannel Analysis
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DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2018.1510266
Abstract: Abstract Mixing vanes attached to a space grid play an important role in heat transfer enhancement, thus increasing critical heat flux. Subchannel analysis and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are usually applied to simulate the coolant… read more here.
Keywords: vane arrangement; mixing vane; vane; subchannel analysis ... See more keywords