Effect of void distribution parameter and axial power profile on boiling water reactor bifurcation characteristics

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-235

  Van Bragt, D D B ^a,c   Rizwan Uddin, ^b   Van Der Hagen, T H J J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b United States of America   (United States)

^c CWI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR);

HOPF BIFURCATION;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0033903990     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE00-A2113     Document Type: Article

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