Experimental study and analytical methods for particle bed dryout with heteregeneous particles and pressure variation

International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 255-269

  Miettinen, Jaakko ^a   Holmstrom, Stefan ^a   Sairanen, Risto ^a   Lindholm, Ilona ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS COOLABILITY; HETEROGENEOUS PARTICLES; PARTICLE BED DRYOUT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COOLING; HEAT FLUX; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRESSURE EFFECTS; REACTOR CORES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0036393255     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICONE10-22420     Document Type: Conference Paper

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