Flooding in the pressurizer surge line of AP600 plant and analyses of APEX data

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-58

  Takeuchi, K ^a   Young, M Y ^a   Gagnon, A F ^a  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; COOLANTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

AUTOMATIC DEPRESSURIZATION SYSTEM VALVES; COUNTER CURRENT FLOW LIMIT; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENT; PRESSURIZER LIQUID DRAIN RATE; PRESSURIZER SURGE LINE;

HIGH PRESSURE PIPING;

EID: 0033352490     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(99)00084-9     Document Type: Article

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