The lead-based reactor is one of the fourth-generation nuclear energy systems with
excellent development prospects. It has attracted much attention because of its unique …

The lead-bismuth cooled fast reactor core adopts box-type design, and the fuel rod bundle is
fixed by wrapping wires. The complex geometric structure of the fuel assemblies significantly …

Nuclear Systems, Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals, Third Edition, provides an in-
depth introduction to nuclear power, focusing on thermal hydraulic design and analysis of …

An experimental campaign considering a 19-pin hexagonal rod bundle with wire spacers,
cooled by forced-convective LBE was completed at the Karlsruhe Liquid Metal Laboratory …

The NACIE-UP experimental facility at the ENEA Brasimone Research Centre (Italy) allowed
to evaluate the heat transfer coefficient of a wire-spaced fuel bundle cooled by lead-bismuth …

Flow and heat transfer characteristics of LBE are of significant importance for the thermal-
hydraulic and safety analysis of lead-based fast reactors (LFRs). In this paper, an …

This paper gives a summary of liquid metal properties and empirical models for thermal-
hydraulic investigations. Liquid metals are used as coolant in nuclear and fusion energy and …

Heavy liquid metals (HLMs), such as lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) and pure lead are
prominent candidate coolants for many advanced systems based on fast neutrons. In …

The concept of wire-wrapped assembly has been widely adopted in liquid metal-cooled
reactors to enhance the capability of flow and heat transfer. The detailed 3D thermal …

Lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) is a liquid with low Prandtl number and high thermal
conductivity, generally used as the coolant in lead-cooled fast reactors of Generation-IV. The …