Stability of natural circulation boiling water reactors: Part II - Parametric study of coupled neutronic-thermohydraulic stability

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 52-62

  Van Bragt, David D B ^a,b,c,d   Van Der Hagen, Tim H J J ^a,d  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d Interuniversity Reactor Institute Delft   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boiling water reactor; Natural circulation; Reactor dynamics

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DAMPING; HYDRAULICS; OSCILLATIONS; PRESSURE DROP; REACTOR CORES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

GRAVITATIONAL PRESSURE DROP; NATURAL CIRCULATION; NEUTRONICS; REACTOR DYNAMICS; THERMOHYDRAULICS;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0031647799     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT98-A2818     Document Type: Article

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