%0 Journal Article %A Opanasenko , A. N. %D 1998 %I Begell House %K Stratified flows; nuclear power plants; free convection %N 6-8 %P 498-502 %R 10.1615/HeatTransRes.v29.i6-8.170 %T Heat and Mass Transfer Process in Stratified Flows %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/46784ef93dddff27,1989b3e54ecd1c76,0c237ac72d82f2ea.html %V 29 %X An experimental study of the structure of a stratified flow and the behavior of its temperature were carried using the models of different nuclear reactor power plants components. Critical values of the Froude number at which temperature stratification occurs in the plenum, pipelines and downcomer are found. A relation for evaluating characteristics of a stratified flow in horizontal channels was obtained. %8 1998-12-01