Numerical investigation of grid spacer effect on heat transfer of supercritical water flows in a tight rod bundle

Physics & Astronomy

• water flow 100%
• spacers 85%
• bundles 80%
• grids 67%
• rods 66%
• heat transfer 63%
• vanes 41%
• swirling 19%
• conductive heat transfer 16%
• performance 14%
• temperature gradients 14%
• straps 12%
• hexagons 10%
• charge flow devices 9%
• high Reynolds number 9%
• turbulence models 9%
• hydraulics 8%
• stainless steels 7%
• temperature 2%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Heat transfer performance 62%
• Heat transfer 54%
• Water 44%
• Swirling flow 36%
• Heat conduction 28%
• Temperature 16%
• Turbulence models 13%
• Stainless steel 11%
• Reynolds number 11%
• Hydraulics 10%
• Computational fluid dynamics 10%
• Hot Temperature 6%