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The term “thermophysics” encompasses three areas – hydrodynamics, heat transfer, and technology of coolants. These areas are closely interrelated and influence reactor physics, corrosion processes, and the reliability and safety of a nuclear power system. At the present level of knowledge, when developing prospective fourth-generation reactors and other power systems, the thermophysical processes occurring in the loops must be considered not separately but together, taking account of their mutual influence on the operation of the loops in the nuclear power system. These processes also must be taken into account in order to develop systems for controlling them.
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Gulevich, A.V., Efanov, A.D., Kirillov, P.L. et al. Basic Questions Concerning the Thermophysics of Nuclear Power. Atomic Energy 96, 352–357 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:ATEN.0000038102.35927.ea
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