Experimental and numerical investigations on debris bed coolability in a multidimensional and homogeneous configuration with volumetric heat source

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 270-282

  Atkhen, Kresna ^a   Berthoud, Georges ^b  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Critical heat flux; Debris bed coolability; Experiments

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COOLING; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEATING; HYDRODYNAMICS;

LIQUID INJECTION;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 0038807832     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT03-A3389     Document Type: Article

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