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A numerical calculation of the new fuel assembly for a VVER-1000 reactor containing fuel on the basis of pebble fuel elements is carried out. The reactor core pressure drop coefficients in the axial and radial directions are studied.
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Original Russian Text © E.V. Bocharova, Yu.N. Tokarev, A.T. Komov, 2010, published in Teploenergetika.
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Bocharova, E.V., Tokarev, Y.N. & Komov, A.T. Numerical simulation of fuel assemblies containing pebble fuel elements. Therm. Eng. 57, 1070–1074 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040601510120128
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