A numerical and three-dimensional analysis of steady state rectangular natural circulation loop
dc.contributor.author | Angelo G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Andrade D.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Angelo E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Torres W.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sabundjian G. | |
dc.contributor.author | MacEdo L.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Silva A.F. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-13T01:08:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-03-13T01:08:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.description.abstract | Free convection circuits or natural circulation systems are employed in several engineering fields. In nuclear reactors, natural circulation can be used as a passive safety system or as a main heat transfer mechanism. This work presents the results of a three-dimensional numerical analysis of a steady state rectangular natural circulation loop located at the Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares/Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (IPEN/CNEN-SP). Numerical results and experimental data present in this paper are discussed and compared. The model is good enough to capture 3-D effects, such as the formation of vortex structures and swirl effects. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | |
dc.description.firstpage | 61 | |
dc.description.lastpage | 72 | |
dc.description.volume | 244 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2011.12.020 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0029-5493 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/36827 | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Nuclear Engineering and Design | |
dc.rights | Acesso Restrito | |
dc.title | A numerical and three-dimensional analysis of steady state rectangular natural circulation loop | |
dc.type | Artigo | |
local.scopus.citations | 16 | |
local.scopus.eid | 2-s2.0-84857041308 | |
local.scopus.subject | Engineering fields | |
local.scopus.subject | Experimental data | |
local.scopus.subject | Heat transfer mechanism | |
local.scopus.subject | Natural circulation | |
local.scopus.subject | Natural circulation loop | |
local.scopus.subject | Natural circulation system | |
local.scopus.subject | Numerical results | |
local.scopus.subject | Passive safety systems | |
local.scopus.subject | Steady state | |
local.scopus.subject | Swirl effect | |
local.scopus.subject | Three-dimensional analysis | |
local.scopus.subject | Vortex structures | |
local.scopus.updated | 2024-05-01 | |
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