Experimental study on hot-leg U-bend two-phase natural circulation in a loop with a large diameter pipe

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-84

  Hibiki, Takashi ^a   Ishii, Mamoru ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BUBBLE FORMATION; FRICTION; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; NITROGEN; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; TRANSITION FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER;

FLOW TERMINATION;

LIGHT WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0033902845     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(99)00176-4     Document Type: Article

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