Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8070371 Annals of Nuclear Energy 2013 13 Pages PDF
Abstract
► We study sodium flow and temperature development in fuel pin bundles. ► Pin diameter, number of pins, wire wrap and ligament gap are varied as parameters. ► Flow development is achieved within ∼30-40 hydraulic diameters. ► Thermal development is attained only for small pin diameter and less number of pins. ► Wire wrap and ligament gap strongly influence Nusselt number.
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Investigations of flow and temperature field development in bare and wire-wrapped reactor fuel pin bundles cooled by sodium
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