Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, Volume. 42, Issue 4, 040701(2024)

Computational fluid dynamics numerical simulation of the effect of cooling towers on the diffusion of airborne radionuclides

Dan ZHAO1...2,*, Junfang ZHANG1,2, Minghua LYU1,2, Yu LI1,2, and Duoxin ZHAO12 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 2China National Nuclear Corp Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Evaluation Technology, Taiyuan 030006, China
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    Dan ZHAO, Junfang ZHANG, Minghua LYU, Yu LI, Duoxin ZHAO. Computational fluid dynamics numerical simulation of the effect of cooling towers on the diffusion of airborne radionuclides[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 2024, 42(4): 040701

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    Paper Information

    Category: RADIATION INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

    Received: Aug. 22, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 7, 2023

    Published Online: Sep. 14, 2024

    The Author Email: ZHAO Dan (danzhao1221@foxmail.com)

    DOI:10.11889/j.1000-3436.2023-0069

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