Numerical and experimental study of large steam-air bubbles injected in a water pool

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 363-375

  Meier, Markus ^a   Yadigaroglu, George ^a   Andreani, Michele ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; HYDRODYNAMICS; ISOTHERMS; NITROGEN; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; STEAM;

BUBBLE FREQUENCIES;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0034319294     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE00-A2165     Document Type: Article

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