Modelling of low-pressure subcooled flow boiling using the RELAP5 code

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-273

  Končar, Boštjan ^a   Mavko, Borut ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTHALPY; EVAPORATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS;

SUBCOOLED FLOW BOILING;

NUCLEATE BOILING;

EID: 0037395896     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(02)00385-0     Document Type: Article

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