CFD ANANLYSIS OF THE MATIS-H EXPERIMENTS ON THE TURBULENT FLOW STRUCTURES IN A 5x5 ROD BUNDLE WITH MIXING DEVICES. Seok, K H., Chang, S., & Chul-Hwa, S Oecd-Nea.Org, 238(3 LB - Chang2008600):1–10, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029549307003330, 2008.
CFD ANANLYSIS OF THE MATIS-H EXPERIMENTS ON THE TURBULENT FLOW STRUCTURES IN A 5x5 ROD BUNDLE WITH MIXING DEVICES [pdf]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Detailed turbulent flow profiles have been measured on a square sub-channel geometry with typical mixing devices. For a fine examination of the lateral flow structure on a sub-channel geometry with 2D LDA, a 5 × 5 rod bundle array was fabricated as 2.6 times larger than the real bundle size. The mixing devices used were a typical split type and a swirl type. The experiments were performed at the condition of Re = 48,000 (axial bulk velocity 1.48 m/s) and the water loop was maintained at the conditions of 35 \$}\backslash,{\^{}}\backslashcirc{\$C and 1.5 bar during an operation. As for the results, distinct intrinsic flow features were observed according to the type of mixing devices. In a typical split type, there was no remarkable swirling flow within a sub-channel and the lateral flow was vigorous in the gaps. In the swirl type, a single swirling flow was dominant within a sub-channel and there were relatively small lateral flows in the gaps.

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