Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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661679 | International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer | 2009 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
In this investigation, full-field velocity profiles of jet flows impinging into a rod bundle were measured using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) technique in a facility with Matched-Index of Refraction. The test section consisted of a 1Â m long rectangular channel with a cross-sectional area of 76.2Â ÃÂ 76.2Â mm2. Water was pumped through either single or double jets located on the top wall of the channel. The Reynolds numbers of the inlet jets were varied from 4470 to 13,400. Inside the channel adjacent to the inlet jets, a rod bundle was configured with 29 staggered tubes of 10.67Â mm outside diameter (O.D.). The time-resolved velocity fields were obtained for regions within the rod bundle from which the vorticity fields and the turbulent characteristics of those regions were calculated. The results are useful for developing new models to help predict the flow patterns in the lower plenum of Gas Cooled Reactors.
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Authors
Noushin Amini, Yassin A. Hassan,