Non-linear space-dependent kinetics for the criticality assessment of fissile solutions

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-114

  Pain, C C ^a   De Oliveira, C R E ^a   Goddard, A J H ^a   Umpleby, A P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR);

FREE SURFACE MOTION; NONLINEAR SPACE DEPENDENT KINETICS; RADIOLYTIC GAS EVOLUTION;

CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION);

EID: 0034861746     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-1970(01)00003-8     Document Type: Article

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