NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 45, Issue 12, 120605(2022)

Numerical simulation of steam bubble dynamics at microcrack in LBE descending flow field

Weijian DONG1, Tenglong CONG1、*, Junzhi ZHU2, Yao XIAO1, Xumao ZOU2, and Hanyang GU1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
  • 2China Nuclear Power Technology Research Institute, Shenzhen 518000, China
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    Weijian DONG, Tenglong CONG, Junzhi ZHU, Yao XIAO, Xumao ZOU, Hanyang GU. Numerical simulation of steam bubble dynamics at microcrack in LBE descending flow field[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2022, 45(12): 120605

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Aug. 18, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 3, 2023

    The Author Email: CONG Tenglong (tlcong@sjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2022.hjs.45.120605

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