Investigation on reverse flow characteristics in U-tubes under two-phase natural circulation

The vertically inverted U-tube steam generator (UTSG) is widely used in the pressurized water reactor (PWR). The reverse flow behavior generally exists in some U-tubes of a steam generator (SG) under both single- and two-phase natural circulations (NCs). The behavior increases the flow resistance in...

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Main Authors: Xi Chu, Mingrui Li, Wenzhen Chen, Jianli Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Nuclear Engineering and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573319303936