Computer simulation of corrosion product activity in primary coolants of a typical PWR under flow rate transients and linearly accelerating corrosion

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 831-851

  Mirza, Nasir M ^a,b   Rafique, Muhammad ^a   Hyder, Muhammad Javed ^a   Mirza, Sikander M ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer modeling and simulation; Corrosion products; Corrosion rate; Flow rate transients in pressurized water reactors (PWRs)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLANTS; CORROSION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; TRANSIENTS;

FLOW RATE TRANSIENTS;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 0037404275     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4549(02)00142-1     Document Type: Article

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