This book introduces readers to gas flows and heat transfer in pebble bed reactor cores. It addresses fundamental issues regarding experimental and modeling methods for complex multiphase systems, as well as relevant applications and recent research advances. The numerical methods and experimental measurements/techniques used to solve pebble flows, as well as the content on radiation modeling for high-temperature pebble beds, will be of particular interest. This book is intended for a broad readership, including researchers and practitioners, and is sure to become a key reference resource for students and professionals alike.
This book introduces readers to gas flows and heat transfer in pebble bed reactor cores. It addresses fundamental issues regarding experimental and modeling methods for complex multiphase systems, as well as relevant applications and recent research advances. The numerical methods and experimental measurements/techniques used to solve pebble flows, as well as the content on radiation modeling for high-temperature pebble beds, will be of particular interest. This book is intended for a broad readership, including researchers and practitioners, and is sure to become a key reference resource for students and professionals alike.
Systematically presents the latest findings on pebble flows with heat transfer Addresses the pebble bed cores of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, which are the most promising Generation IV reactors in the world Presents findings that have been verified by measurements in real reactors or by large-scale experiments Highlights the most significant research outputs of the national special grand science technology projects in China
Shengyao Jiang
Pebble flow Multiphase flow Multiphase heat transfer Pebble flow dynamics Pebble bed reactor High temperature gas cooled reactor HTR-10 HTR-PM VHTR Two-region-designed pebble bed Reactor design Gas-Particle flow Gas-pebble flow Pebble force Pebble arch