Visualization of simulated molten-fuel behavior in a pressure vessel lower head using high-frame-rate neutron radiography

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 125, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 213-224

  Nakamura, Hideo ^a   Sibamoto, Yasuteru ^a   Anoda, Yoshinari ^a   Kukita, Yutaka ^b   Mishima, Kaichiro ^c   Hibiki, Takashi ^c  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

High frame rate; Neutron radiography; Visualization

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW VISUALIZATION; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; IMAGE INTENSIFIERS (ELECTRON TUBE); IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LEAD ALLOYS; LIQUID METALS; NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; NEUTRON SOURCES; PRESSURE VESSELS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV);

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 0033079886     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT99-A2943     Document Type: Article

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