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1.1 High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) |
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1 | (1) |
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1.1.1 Classification and Brief History |
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1.1.2 Main Features and Advantages |
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2 | (1) |
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1.2 Pebble Bed Type HTGR in Tsinghua University |
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2 | (4) |
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1.2.1 Competative Technical Routes |
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5 | (1) |
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1.2.2 Heat Transfer Investigations |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (13) |
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1.3.1 Discharging/recirculating Granular Flow |
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6 | (1) |
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1.3.2 Very Slow Pebble Flow in HTGR |
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7 | (1) |
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1.3.3 Pebble Flow Intermittency |
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8 | (3) |
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1.3.4 Importance of Flow Uniformity |
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11 | (1) |
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1.3.5 Optimization of Pebble Flow Design |
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12 | (1) |
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1.3.6 Review of State-of-the-Art Work |
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13 | (6) |
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1.4 Pebble Bed Heat Transfer |
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19 | (8) |
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1.4.1 Gas-Pebble Heat Transfer |
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21 | (1) |
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1.4.2 Pebble Thermal Radiation |
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22 | (3) |
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1.4.3 Effective Thermal Diffusivity and Conductivity |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (16) |
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27 | (16) |
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2 Experiments in Pebble Flows |
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43 | (78) |
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2.1 Experimental Test Facility |
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43 | (2) |
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2.2 Phenomenological Methods |
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45 | (10) |
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2.2.1 Drainage Pebble Experiment |
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46 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Central Area Method |
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46 | (4) |
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50 | (1) |
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2.2.4 Pre-filled Stripes Method |
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50 | (3) |
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2.2.5 Pre-filled Core Method |
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53 | (2) |
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2.3 Pebble Flow in Two-Region Beds |
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55 | (6) |
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2.3.1 Formation of Two-Region Arrangements |
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55 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Mixing Zone and Stagnant Zone |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (2) |
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2.3.4 Equilibrium Conditions and Flow Characteristics |
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60 | (1) |
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2.4 Pebble Flow Mechanism Analysis |
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61 | (7) |
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2.4.1 Quasi-Static Pebble Flow |
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61 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Distribution of Contact Force |
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62 | (2) |
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2.4.3 Basic Physics of Quasi-Static Flow |
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64 | (3) |
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67 | (1) |
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2.5 Particle Velocimetry Measurements |
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68 | (46) |
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2.5.1 Measurement Techniques |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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2.5.3 Flow Correlation and Intermittency |
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69 | (27) |
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2.5.4 Pebble Arch Formation |
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96 | (18) |
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114 | (7) |
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116 | (5) |
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3 Experiments in Pebble Bed Heat Transfer |
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121 | (40) |
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121 | (1) |
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3.2 Experimental Facility and Methodology |
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121 | (15) |
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3.2.1 Configuration of Heat Test Facility |
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121 | (2) |
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3.2.2 Data Processing Algorithm |
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123 | (9) |
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3.2.3 Preliminary Tests in Vacuum |
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132 | (3) |
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135 | (1) |
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3.3 Effective Thermal Diffusivity and Conductivity |
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136 | (20) |
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3.3.1 Experimental Processes |
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137 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Methodology Description |
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137 | (5) |
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3.3.3 Quadratic Polynomial Function Results |
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142 | (3) |
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3.3.4 Improved Method to Reduce Errors |
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145 | (5) |
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3.3.5 Uncertainty Analysis |
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150 | (5) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (5) |
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157 | (4) |
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4 Numerical Methods and Simulation for Pebble Flows |
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161 | (76) |
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4.1 Discrete Element Methods |
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161 | (1) |
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4.2 Gravity-Driven Flow Regime Characterization |
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162 | (41) |
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4.2.1 Flow Behavior Characteristics |
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164 | (6) |
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4.2.2 Kinetic Versus Kinematic |
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170 | (6) |
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4.2.3 Energy Span Versus Standard Deviation |
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176 | (12) |
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4.2.4 Recirculation Rates and Times |
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188 | (15) |
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4.3 Three-Dimensional Pebble Flow |
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203 | (26) |
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4.3.1 Voidage Distributions in HTR-10 |
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203 | (14) |
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4.3.2 3D Pebble Flow in HTR-PM |
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217 | (12) |
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229 | (8) |
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232 | (5) |
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5 Numerical Models for Pebble-Bed Heat Transfer |
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237 | (164) |
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237 | (1) |
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5.2 Continuum Modeling of Pebble Radiation |
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237 | (23) |
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5.2.1 Uniform Effective Thermal Conductivity (uETC) |
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238 | (6) |
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5.2.2 Approximation Function Method |
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244 | (16) |
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260 | (1) |
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5.3 Discrete Modeling of Pebble Radiation |
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260 | (48) |
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5.3.1 Voronoi Cells and Cutoff Scales |
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260 | (2) |
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5.3.2 Short-Range Radiation Model (SRM) |
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262 | (3) |
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5.3.3 Short-Range Radiation Model Plus (SRM+) |
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265 | (1) |
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5.3.4 Long-Range Radiation Model (LRM) |
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266 | (1) |
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5.3.5 Microscopic Scale Model (MSM) |
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267 | (3) |
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5.3.6 Overall Effective Thermal Conductivity at ks ~ kr |
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270 | (2) |
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5.3.7 Semi-Empirical Radiation Model (SEM) |
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272 | (1) |
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5.3.8 Sub-Cell Radiation Model (SCM) |
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273 | (9) |
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5.3.9 Application of SCM for Pebble Beds |
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282 | (10) |
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5.3.10 Application of SCM for Clumped-Pebbles |
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292 | (13) |
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305 | (3) |
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5.4 CFD-DEM Coupled Simulation and Development |
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308 | (38) |
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5.4.1 Governing Equations |
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310 | (1) |
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5.4.2 Heat Transfer Modeling |
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311 | (11) |
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5.4.3 Smoothed Void Fraction Method |
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322 | (11) |
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5.4.4 Benchmark Problem of HTR-10 Reactor |
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333 | (11) |
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344 | (2) |
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346 | (42) |
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5.5.1 Evaluation of Emissivity Effects in Four Radiation Models |
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346 | (14) |
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5.5.2 Mechanism of Contact Thermal Resistance |
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360 | (10) |
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5.5.3 Efficient Computing of View Factor |
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370 | (17) |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (13) |
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392 | (9) |
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6 Applications: Two-Region Pebble Beds |
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401 | (42) |
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6.1 Experimental Measurements |
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401 | (7) |
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6.1.1 The Size of the Two Regions |
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403 | (1) |
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6.1.2 Equilibrium Conditions |
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404 | (1) |
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6.1.3 Flow Field in the Vessel |
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405 | (3) |
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408 | (16) |
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408 | (2) |
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6.2.2 Transient Phenomenological Analysis |
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410 | (3) |
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6.2.3 Shape and Size of Mixing Region |
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413 | (3) |
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416 | (6) |
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6.2.5 Effect of Particle Size on Stagnant Region |
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422 | (1) |
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423 | (1) |
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6.3 Density Difference and Loading Ratio Effects |
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424 | (15) |
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424 | (3) |
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6.3.2 Results and Discussion |
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427 | (4) |
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6.3.3 The Size of Central Region |
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431 | (1) |
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432 | (3) |
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6.3.5 Retention of Initial Loading Pebbles |
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435 | (2) |
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437 | (1) |
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438 | (1) |
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439 | (4) |
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441 | (2) |
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7 Applications: Pebble Flow Optimizations |
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443 | (1) |
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7.2 Wall Structure Optimization |
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443 | (11) |
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7.2.1 Numerical Methods and Setup |
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444 | (2) |
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7.2.2 Wall Structure Effect |
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446 | (3) |
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449 | (2) |
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7.2.4 Mean Kinematic Energy and Eulerian Velocity |
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451 | (2) |
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7.2.5 Extra Dispersion Effect |
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453 | (1) |
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7.3 Flow-Corrective Insert Optimization |
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454 | (15) |
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454 | (2) |
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7.3.2 Pebble Bed Without Insert |
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456 | (3) |
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459 | (3) |
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462 | (3) |
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465 | (4) |
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7.4 Conical Base Optimization |
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469 | (11) |
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7.4.1 Simulation Setup and Bed Configuration |
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471 | (2) |
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7.4.2 Simulation Results and Discussions |
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473 | (7) |
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7.5 Friction Optimization |
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480 | (17) |
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481 | (1) |
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7.5.2 Particle-Wall Friction |
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482 | (5) |
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7.5.3 Particle-Particle Friction |
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487 | (2) |
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7.5.4 Criteria for Flow Pattern Evaluation |
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489 | (5) |
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7.5.5 Friction Control in Practical Pebble Bed |
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494 | (1) |
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7.5.6 Application in Full-Scale Pebble-Bed Reactor |
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495 | (2) |
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