Prediction of stability of one-dimensional natural circulation with a low diffusion numerical scheme

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1505-1537

  Ambrosini, Walter ^a   Ferreri, Juan Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; DIFFUSION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

ENERGY BALANCE EQUATION;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 0037671476     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4549(03)00119-1     Document Type: Article

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