Analytical study on effects of BWR fuel spacer on droplet deposition

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 119-129

  Yamamoto, Y ^a   Hoshide, A ^a   Mitsutake, T ^a   Morooka, S ^a  

^a TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP FORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FUEL SPACERS;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0031277020     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-5493(97)00168-4     Document Type: Article

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