Density wave instability of sodium boiling two-phase flow in a vertical annulus at low pressure

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 493-500

  Qiu, Suizheng ^a   Takahashi, Minoru ^b   Jia, Dounan ^a   Su, Guanghui ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boiling; Density wave instability; Fast breeder reactor; Liquid metal; Oscillation; Sodium; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; LIQUID METALS; NUCLEATE BOILING; OSCILLATIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DENSITY WAVE INSTABILITY;

BREEDER REACTORS;

EID: 0041418091     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2003.9715383     Document Type: Article

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