Particle image velocimetry measurement of complex flow structures in the diffuser and spherical casing of a reactor coolant pump

Understanding of turbulent flow in the reactor coolant pump (RCP) is a premise of the optimal design of the RCP. Flow structures in the RCP, in view of the specially devised spherical casing, are more complicated than those associated with conventional pumps. Hitherto, knowledge of the flow characte...

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Main Authors: Yongchao Zhang, Minguan Yang, Dan Ni, Ning Zhang, Bo Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Nuclear Engineering and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573317304588