Numerical simulations for determination of minimum representative bundle size in wire wrapped tube bundles

Brockmeyer, Landon; Carasik, Lane B.; Merzari, Elia; Hassan, Yassin

doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.06.038

Title: Numerical simulations for determination of minimum representative bundle size in wire wrapped tube bundles

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Authors:: Brockmeyer, Landon; Carasik, Lane B.; Merzari, Elia; Hassan, Yassin

Publication Date:: 2017-10-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1549750

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Engineering and Design

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Nuclear Engineering and Design Journal Volume: 322 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5493

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Brockmeyer, Landon, Carasik, Lane B., Merzari, Elia, and Hassan, Yassin. Numerical simulations for determination of minimum representative bundle size in wire wrapped tube bundles.  Netherlands: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Brockmeyer, Landon, Carasik, Lane B., Merzari, Elia, & Hassan, Yassin. Numerical simulations for determination of minimum representative bundle size in wire wrapped tube bundles.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.06.038

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"Numerical simulations for determination of minimum representative bundle size in wire wrapped tube bundles".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.06.038.

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  title        = {Numerical simulations for determination of minimum representative bundle size in wire wrapped tube bundles},

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