NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 8, 080607(2024)

Experimental and theoretical study on the natural circulation characteristics of humid air in the fuel assembly of a full-scale pressurized water reactor

Leilei LI1, Maolong LIU1、*, Song NI2, Xiaowen WANG1, Limin LIU1, and Hanyang GU1
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  • 1School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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    Leilei LI, Maolong LIU, Song NI, Xiaowen WANG, Limin LIU, Hanyang GU. Experimental and theoretical study on the natural circulation characteristics of humid air in the fuel assembly of a full-scale pressurized water reactor[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(8): 080607

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    Paper Information

    Category: NUCLEAR ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

    Received: Nov. 7, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 23, 2024

    The Author Email: LIU Maolong (刘茂龙)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.080607

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