Generic approach for designing and implementing a passive autocatalytic recombiner PAR-system in nuclear power plant containments

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 221, Issue 1-3 SPEC., 2003, Pages 151-165

  Bachellerie, E ^a   Arnould, F ^a   Auglaire, M ^b   De Boeck, B ^c   Braillard, O ^d   Eckardt, B ^e   Ferroni, F ^f   Moffett, R ^g  

^a Technicatome   (France)

^b TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING   (Belgium)

^c Association Vincotte Nuclear   (Belgium)

^d DIF   (France)

^e FRAMATOME ANP GMBH   (Germany)

^f Electrowatt Ekono Ltd   (Switzerland)

^g ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAINMENT VESSELS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

PASSIVE AUTOCATALYTIC RECOMBINER (PAR);

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0037375832     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(02)00330-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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