Multi-crack growth/coalescence simulation and its role in passive component leak-before-break concept

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 194, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 113-122

  Xie, Liyang ^a  

^a NE Univ   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CRACK COALESCENCE; LEAK-BEFORE-BREAK CONCEPT;

WATER COOLED REACTORS;

EID: 0033279074     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(99)00197-1     Document Type: Article

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