Assessment of flooding in a best estimate thermal hydraulic code (W + (combining low line)COBRA/TRAC)

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 225-255

  Takeuchi, K ^a   Young, M Y ^a  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRAULICS;

COUNTER CURRENT FLOW LIMIT (CCFL); SOFTWARE PACKAGE WCOBRA/TRAC; THERMAL HYDRAULICS;

LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0346307940     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(98)00224-6     Document Type: Article

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