Scaling for integral simulation of mixing in large, stratified volumes

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 213-224

  Peterson, P F ^a   Schrock, V E ^a   Greif, R ^b  

^a Etcheverry Hall MCI 730   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING WATER REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAINMENT VESSELS; HEAT LOSSES; JETS; MIXING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WALL FLOW;

PASSIVE REACTOR CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS;

NUCLEAR ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032204217     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-5493(98)00223-4     Document Type: Article

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