Stability of natural-circulation-cooled boiling water reactors during startup: Experimental results

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-88

  Manera, Annalisa ^a   Van Der Hagen, Tim H J J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Natural circulation; Stability analysis; Startup

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULICS; OSCILLATIONS;

FLUID TRANSIT TIME;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0037897473     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT03-A3399     Document Type: Article

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