Examination of transient characteristics of two-phase natural circulation within a Freon-113 boiling/condensation loop

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 183, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 77-95

  Tanimoto, Koichi ^a,b   Ishii, Mamoru ^b   Lee, Sang Yong ^c  

^a MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); COOLING; FREONS; FRICTION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

BOILING/CONDENSATION LOOPS; TWO PHASE NATURAL CIRCULATION;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 0032118793     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(98)00168-X     Document Type: Article

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