Two-phase flow instability experiment in a natural circulation loop using the Taguchi method

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-201

  Wang, S B ^a   Pan, Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULICS; THERMAL LOAD; WATER LEVELS;

FLOW INSTABILITY; TAGUCHI METHOD; TWO-PHASE NATURAL CIRCULATION LOOP (TPNCL);

TWO PHASE FLOW;

CIRCULATION; INSTABILITY; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

CIRCULATION; INSTABILITY; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 0344542046     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(98)00005-3     Document Type: Article

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