Vapor condensation and thermophoretic aerosol deposition of cesium iodide in horizontal thermal gradient pipes

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 433-442

  Maruyama, Yu ^a,b,c   Shibazaki, Hiroaki ^a,b,c   Igarashi, Minoru ^a,b,c   Maeda, Akio ^a,b,c   Harada, Yuhei ^a,b,c   Hidaka, Akihide ^a,b,c   Sugimoto, Jum ^a,b,c   Hashimoto, Kazuichiro ^a,b,c   Nakamura, Naohiko ^a,b,c  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^c MRI Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesium iodide; Fission products; Reactor coolant piping; Severe accident; Thermophoretic aerosol deposition; Vapor condensation; WIND project; WINDFLOW

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; CONDENSATION; COOLING SYSTEMS; DEPOSITION; FISSION PRODUCTS; FLUID DYNAMICS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMODYNAMICS; VAPORS;

CESIUM IODIDE; THERMOPHORESIS;

HEAT PIPES;

EID: 0032635775     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.1999.9726226     Document Type: Article

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