Numerical analysis of droplet breakup behavior using particle method

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1057-1064

  Nomura, Katsuya ^a   Koshizuka, Seiichi ^a   Oka, Yoshiaki ^a   Obata, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Japan Atomic Energy Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

Debris bed; Droplet breakup; MPS method; Numerical analysis; Severe accidents; Surface tension; Two dimensional calculations

Indexed keywords

DROPLET BREAKUP; MOVING PARTICLE SEMI-IMPLICIT (MPS) METHOD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ETHANOL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE VESSELS; SURFACE TENSION;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0035709542     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2001.9715136     Document Type: Article

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