Remaining life prediction methods using operating data and knowledge on mechanisms

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-165

  Lee, Bom Soon ^a   Chung, Han Sub ^a   Kim, Ki Tae ^a   Ford, F P ^b   Andersen, P L ^b  

^a Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI)   (South Korea)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERVICE LIFE; STEAM GENERATORS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

REMAINING LIFE PREDICTION METHODS;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0033155572     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(99)00138-7     Document Type: Article

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