Design analysis of core assemblies for supercritical pressure conditions

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 279-294

  Cheng, X ^a   Schulenberg, T ^a   Bittermann, D ^b   Rau, P ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b 91050 Erlangen Germany   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUELS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

CORE ASSEMBLIES;

REACTOR CORES;

EID: 0038148446     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(03)00059-1     Document Type: Article

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