Numerical investigation on flow and heat transfer characteristics of helium–xenon gas mixture in rod bundles

K Ning, Y He, F Zhao, X Dong, M Gui, R Sun… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The helium-xenon (He–Xe) gas mixture with low Prandtl number and good heat
transfer characteristics suits for the advanced high heat flux and compact gas-cooled …

State-of-the-art turbulent heat flux modelling for low-Prandtl flows

A Mathur, F Roelofs, M Fiore, L Koloszar - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Turbulent heat transfer is a complex phenomenon, which has become the focus of
turbulence modelling research in recent years. The closure of turbulent heat flux has …

Study on particle deposition performance in liquid lead-bismuth eutectic and supercritical CO2 heat exchanger

S Mao, T Zhou, W Liu, C Hu, P Xu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) and supercritical CO 2 (SCO 2) heat exchangers are highly
recommended and designed due to their compactness and high thermal efficiency. During …

Effect of pulsation parameters on the spatial and temporal variation of flow and heat transfer characteristics in liquid metal cross flow the in-line tube bundle

H Jiang, Y Niu, P Yang, Y Liu - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2024 - Elsevier
Liquid metal has a broad application prospect in tube bundle heat exchangers because of
its excellent thermal conductivity. However, conventional in-line tube bundle arrangements …

Thermal-hydraulic investigation of liquid metal cross flow different arrangements of tube bundles under pulsating

H Jiang, C Zhi, Y Liu - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
The topic of this paper is to couple the passive and active approaches to enhance the heat
transfer performance in the inline tube bundle heat exchanger. Firstly, the k-kl-ω turbulence …

Investigation of the heat transfer characteristics of Galinstan liquid metal driven by electromagnetism

Z Zhang, J Lei, F Li, L Li, S Li, Y Huang, K Feng… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Galinstan liquid metal is considered a promising coolant for the spindle shaft of motorized
spindles due to its advantages of non-toxicity, high stability, and high thermal conductivity …

Development of friction factor and heat transfer correlation of liquid metal flow in helical tube bundles

C Shen, M Liu, L Liu, Z Xu, C Zeng, L Liu, H Gu - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
There are currently few friction factor and heat transfer correlations for liquid metal flow in the
shell-side of helical-coiled once-through steam generators (H-OTSG). The flow and heat …

Laminar cross-flow convective heat transfer of a finned cylindrical tube in the presence of particle deposition and deposit erosion

G Qiangshun, L Hongying, A Goharzadeh… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cross-flow finned tube heat exchangers are extensively used in a variety of industrial and
commercial applications. Although the fins increase surface area and hence enhance heat …

Turbulence statistics analysis of cross flow and heat transfer over an inline tube bundle using DNS

X Xie, Y Luo, H Zhao, X Li, X Wu - International Journal of Heat and Fluid …, 2024 - Elsevier
Helical tube bundles are preferably utilized in high-temperature gas-cooled reactors
(HTGRs) for steam generators (SGs) and intermediate heat exchangers (IHXs). However, to …

The impact of tube bundle layout on the thermal and fluidic behaviour of liquid lead–bismuth eutectic in a helical-coiled once-through steam generator

MM Nuhash, MR Karim, AA Bhuiyan - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
This study introduces a numerical model to assess the thermal and frictional properties of
LBE crossflow over tube bundles on the shell side of a Helical-coiled Once-Through Steam …