Numerical investigation of the flow and heat transfer within the core cooling channel of a supercritical water reactor [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Yu Zhu

Institut für Kernenergetik und Energiesysteme IKE Numerical Investigation of the Flow and Heat Transfer within the Core Cooling Channel of a Supercritical Water Reactor Yu Zhu November 2010 IKE 8 - 122 Universität Stuttgart Institut für Kernenergetik und Energiesysteme IKE Numerical Investigation of the Flow and Heat Transfer within the Core Cooling Channel of a Su-percritical Water Reactor von der Fakultät Energie-, Verfahrens- und Biotechnik der Universität Stuttgart zur Erlangung der Würde eines Doktor-Ingenieurs (Dr.-Ing.) genehmigte Abhandlung vorgelegt von M.Eng. Yu Zhu aus Xi’an (China). Hauptberichter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. E. Laurien Mitberichter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. T. Schulenberg Tag der Einreichung: 03.06.2010 Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 20.09.2010 ISSN – 0173 – 6892 November 2010 IKE 8 - 122 Universität Stuttgart Institut für Kernenergetik und Energiesysteme Universität Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 31 D-70550 Stuttgart Acknowledgements It is a true pleasure to thank those who made this thesis possible. First, I want to greatly thank Prof. Eckart Laurien for his guidance and patience. His encouragement and his support helped me to accomplish the objective of this study. His enormous expertise and rigorous attitude to the work are strongly impacting me during my study.