Measurement of 2-dimensional local instantaneous liquid film thickness around simulated nuclear fuel rod by ultrasonic transmission technique

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 184, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 349-362

  Kamei, T ^a   Serizawa, A ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING WATER REACTORS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LAMINAR FLOW; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

FILM FLOW; NUCLEAR FUEL RODS;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 0032474942     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-5493(98)00208-8     Document Type: Article

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