Nuclear Power Engineering, Volume. 46, Issue 4, 1(2025)

Development Progress of CorTAF: A Three-Dimensional Cross-Scale Multi-Physics Coupling Analysis Code for Nuclear Reactor Core

Su Guanghui1,2, Dong Zhengyang1,2, Liu Kai1,2, Wang Mingjun1,2, Tian Wenxi1,2, and Qiu Suizheng1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
  • 2Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Nuclear Energy and Technology, Xi'an, 710049, China
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    Su Guanghui, Dong Zhengyang, Liu Kai, Wang Mingjun, Tian Wenxi, Qiu Suizheng. Development Progress of CorTAF: A Three-Dimensional Cross-Scale Multi-Physics Coupling Analysis Code for Nuclear Reactor Core[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2025, 46(4): 1

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    Paper Information

    Received: May. 9, 2025

    Accepted: Aug. 25, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 25, 2025

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    DOI:10.13832/j.jnpe.2025.05.0206

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