Mechanistic modeling of critical flow of initially subcooled liquid containing dissolved noncondensables through cracks and slits based on the homogeneous equilibrium mixture method

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 294-304

  Geng, H ^a   Ghiaasiaan, S M ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; CHANNEL FLOW; CRACKS; DESORPTION; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER;

HOMOGENEOUS EQUILIBRIUM MIXTURE METHOD;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0032116655     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE98-A1983     Document Type: Article

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