Cong et al., 2023 - Google Patents
Transverse mixing characteristics of single-phase flow in the helical cruciform fuel assemblyCong et al., 2023
- Document ID
- 12410593953467366644
- Author
- Cong T
- Zhang Q
- Zhu J
- Xiao Y
- Guo H
- Gu H
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- Annals of Nuclear Energy
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The helical-cruciform fuel (HCF), with four-petalled twisted blades, is potential to improve the core power density while maintaining the safety margin for the current reactors. However, the transverse mixing characteristics of the HCF assembly were significantly different from …
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