Effect of inlet geometry on hot-leg U-bend two-phase natural circulation in a loop with a large diameter pipe

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 203, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 209-228

  Hibiki, Takashi ^a   Ishii, Mamoru ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; INTAKE SYSTEMS; PIPE; TWO PHASE FLOW;

TWO PHASE NATURAL CIRCULATION;

LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0035120908     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(00)00348-4     Document Type: Article

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