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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES
Vol. 46, Issue 9, 090601 (2023)

Influence of the pitch-to-diameter ratio on the circumferential non-uniformity of annular fuel outer temperature distribution

Fulin ZENG, Mao TANG, Pengcheng ZHAO^*, and Zhaocai XIANG

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School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China

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Fulin ZENG, Mao TANG, Pengcheng ZHAO, Zhaocai XIANG. Influence of the pitch-to-diameter ratio on the circumferential non-uniformity of annular fuel outer temperature distribution[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(9): 090601 Copy Citation Text

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Fulin ZENG, Mao TANG, Pengcheng ZHAO, Zhaocai XIANG. Influence of the pitch-to-diameter ratio on the circumferential non-uniformity of annular fuel outer temperature distribution[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(9): 090601

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