Experimental simulation of microinteractions in large scale explosions

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 163-178

  Chen, X ^a   Luo, R ^a   Yuen, W W ^a   Theofanous, T G ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLANTS; EXPLOSIONS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIQUID METALS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

FRAGMENTATION; MICROINTERACTIONS; MOLTEN STEEL; STEAM EXPLOSIONS;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0032636391     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(99)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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