Adjoint sensitivity analysis of the RELAP5/MOD3.2 two-fluid thermal-hydraulic code system - II: Applications

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-121

  Ionescu Bujor, M ^a   Cacuci, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HYDRAULICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ADJOINT SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE MOD; SOFTWARE PACKAGE RELAP;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 0034271897     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE136-85     Document Type: Article

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