Flow excursion phenomenon and its mechanism in natural circulation

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-26

  Jiang, S Y ^a   Zhang, Y J ^a   Wu, X X ^a   Bo, J H ^a   Jia, H J ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HYDRAULICS; MASS TRANSFER; OSCILLATIONS; PRESSURE DROP; THERMODYNAMICS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW-EXCURSION PHENOMENON; NATURAL CIRCULATION SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR HEATING REACTORS; THERMOHYDRAULICS;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 0034325729     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(00)00301-0     Document Type: Article

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