Numerical simulation of steam bubble dynamics at microcrack in LBE descending flow field

Weijian DONG; Tenglong CONG; Junzhi ZHU; Yao XIAO; Xumao ZOU; Hanyang GU

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2022.hjs.45.120605

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