Numerical simulation of an explosion in a simple scale model of a nuclear reactor

Computer Assisted Mechanics and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 489-517

  Robbe, Marie France ^a   Lepareux, Michel ^a   Treille, Eloi ^a   Cariou, Yves ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; SODIUM;

MOLTEN FUELS;

NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS;

EID: 0036398139     PISSN: 1232308X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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