Analytical calculation of the average Dancoff factor for a fuel kernel in a pebble bed high-temperature reactor

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-162

  Bende, E E ^a   Hogenbirk, A H ^a   Kloosterman, J L ^b   Van Dam, H ^b  

^a NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP NRG   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PROBABILITY;

AVERAGE DANCOFF FACTOR; FUEL KERNEL; PEBBLE BED HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTOR;

HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS;

EID: 0033204056     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE99-A2078     Document Type: Article

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