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Nuclear Technology Volume 210, 2024 - Issue 7: Special issue on the Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation Thermal Hydraulics Integrated Research Project
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Data-Driven RANS Turbulence Closures for Forced Convection Flow in Reactor Downcomer Geometry

Arsen S. Iskhakova North Carolina State University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Raleigh, North CarolinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cheng-Kai Taia North Carolina State University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Raleigh, North CarolinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5949-7646View further author information
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Igor A. Bolotnova North Carolina State University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Raleigh, North CarolinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1382-5442View further author information
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Elia Merzarib Penn State University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, State College, PennsylvaniaView further author information
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Nam T. Dinha North Carolina State University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Raleigh, North CarolinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0879-9710View further author information
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Pages 1167-1184 | Received 04 Oct 2022, Accepted 19 Feb 2023, Published online: 15 Mar 2023

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