Experimental and analytical investigation of the operation mode of the emergency condenser of the SWR1000

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-142

  Schaffrath, Andreas ^a   Hicken, E F ^b   Jaegers, H ^b   Prasser, H M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONDENSATION; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRESSURE VESSELS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER LEVELS;

EMERGENCY CONDENSERS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE ATHLET;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0032633613     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT99-A2962     Document Type: Article

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