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Title: Large-eddy simulations of turbulent flow for grid-

Journal Article · · Nuclear Engineering and Design

The grid-to-rod fretting (GTRF) problem in pressur

Research Organization:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC07-05ID14517
OSTI ID:
1104961
Report Number(s):
INL/JOU-13-30580
Journal Information:
Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 262; ISSN 0029-5493
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Direct Numerical Simulation and Wall-Resolved Large Eddy Simulation in Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics journal June 2019
The effect of coupled wear and creep during grid-to-rod fretting journal July 2017

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