CFD analyses of mixed and forced convection in a heated vertical rod bundle
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.02.020
Abstract: Abstract The effects of spacer grid blockage ratio and spacer grid spacing on heat transfer in a vertical rod bundle are presented in this study. A 3-D model of a 1/8th cross-section of a subchannel… read more here.
Keywords: rod bundle; spacer grid; vertical rod;
Flow regime and void fraction predictions in vertical rod bundle flow channels
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.121637
Abstract: Abstract This paper has studied the flow regimes and their transitions in upward gas-liquid two-phase flows in vertical rod bundle flow channels. The past experimental observations on the flow regimes have been extensively reviewed and… read more here.
Keywords: flow regime; rod bundle; vertical rod; transition ... See more keywords
Laminar Natural Convection Heat Transfer From Vertical 7 × 7 Rod Bundles in Liquid Sodium
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DOI: 10.1115/1.4042356
Abstract: Laminar natural convection heat transfer from vertical 7 × 7 rod bundle in liquid sodium was numerically analyzed to optimize the thermal–hydraulic design for the bundle geometry with equilateral square array (ESA). The unsteady laminar three-dimensional basic equations… read more here.
Keywords: vertical rod; geometry; rod; heat transfer ... See more keywords