Supercritical vapor explosions: Comparisons between thermodynamic and mechanistic models

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 158-170

  Shamoun, Bassam I ^a,b,c   Corradini, Michael L ^a,d,e,f,g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iraq)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e Institute of Environmental Studies

^f U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

^g US Nuclear Regulatory Commission ^*

^h US Dept of Ener Natl Labs   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion ratio; Fuel coolant interactions; Shock wave

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; EXPLOSIONS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; THERMODYNAMICS;

SUPERCRITICAL VAPOR EXPLOSIONS;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0031273701     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT97-A35424     Document Type: Article

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