Measurement of pressure drop in a full-scale fuel assembly of a liquid metal reactor

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-238

  Choi, Seok Ki ^a   Choi, Il Kon ^a   Nam, Ho Yun ^a   Choi, Jong Hyeun ^a   Choi, Hoon Ki ^b  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Changwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; LIQUID METALS; ORIFICES;

LIQUID METAL REACTORS;

PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 0038813633     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1565076     Document Type: Article

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