Experimental Validation Data and Computational Models for Turbulent Mixing of Bypass and Coolant Jet flows in Gas-Cooled Reactors - University of Pittsburgh CX(s) Applied: B3.6Date: 06/25/2015 Location(s): IdahoOffices(s): Nuclear Energy
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June 25, 2015
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Experimental Validation Data and Computational Models for Turbulent Mixing of Bypass and Coolant Jet flows in Gas-Cooled Reactors - University of Pittsburgh
CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 06/25/2015
Location(s): Idaho
Offices(s): Nuclear Energy
The University Pittsburgh proposes to develop comprehensive, experimentally-validated computational models in order to better understand and quantify the effect of merging coolant channels and bypass flows on temperature and velocity fluctuations in the lower plenum of a very-high temperature reactor (VHTR).