Title of article
ExperimentalstudyontheReynoldsnumberdependenceofturbulentmixinginarodbundleOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
Nicol?sSilin، نويسنده , , LuisJuanic?، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Pages
7
From page
1860
To page
1866
Abstract
AnexperimentalstudyforReynoldsnumberdependenceoftheturbulentmixingbetweenfuel-bundlesubchannels,wasperformed.Themeasurementsweredoneonatriangulararraybundlewitha1.20pitchtodiameterrelationand10mmroddiameter,inalow-pressurewaterloop,atReynoldsnumbersbetween1.4×103and1.3×105.
Thehighaccuracyoftheresultswasobtainedbyimprovingathermaltracingtechniquerecentlydeveloped.TheReynoldsexponentonthemixingratecorrelationwasobtainedwithtwo-digitaccuracyforReynoldsnumbersgreaterthan3×103.ItwasalsofoundamarkedincreaseinthemixingrateforlowerReynoldsnumbers.
TheweaktheoreticalbaseoftheacceptedReynoldsdependencewaspointedoutinlightofthelaterfindings,aswellasitsambiguoussupportingexperimentaldata.
Thepresentresultsalsoprovideindirectinformationaboutdominantlargescaleflowpulsationsatdifferentflowregimes.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2006
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
941305
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