Natural Convection Heat Transfer of the Horizontal Rod-Bundle in a Semi-closed Rectangular Cavity

During the refueling of PWR, the spent fuel assemblies are transferred from the reactor building to the fuel building through an underwater tube. The heat transfer characteristics of the spent fuel assembly in the top-corner area of the carrier with poor heat transfer conditions is important for the...

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Main Authors: Xi-dao Mao, Hong Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Energy Research
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenrg.2020.00074/full