Application of modal neutron kinetics to boiling water reactor oscillation problems

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-272

  Farawila, Yousef M ^a  

^a SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODAL ANALYSIS; OSCILLATIONS;

CRITICAL POWER RATIO (CPR); HYDRAULIC CHANNEL MODEL; MODAL NEUTRON KINETICS METHOD; SOFTWARE PACKAGE RAMONA;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0032115275     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE98-A1980     Document Type: Article

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