Space-dependent kinetics simulation of a gas-cooled fluidized bed nuclear reactor

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-245

  Pain, C C ^a   Gomes, J L M A ^a   Eaton, M D ^a   De Oliveira, C R E ^a   Umpleby, A P ^a   Goddard, A J H ^a   Van Dam, H ^b   Van der Hagen, T H J J ^b   Lathouwers, D ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRAPHITE; HEAT TRANSFER; HELIUM; MODERATORS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR FUELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GAS-COOLED FLUIDIZED BED NUCLEAR REACTORS;

GAS COOLED REACTORS;

EID: 0037290688     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(02)00215-7     Document Type: Article

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