Lead extrusion dampers for reducing seismic response of coolant channel assembly

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 227, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-183

  Parulekar, Y M ^a   Reddy, G R ^a   Vaze, K K ^a   Kushwaha, H S ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; DAMPING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; LEAD; METAL EXTRUSION; SEISMOLOGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; VISCOSITY;

LEAD EXTRUSION DAMPERS (LED);

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0346968460     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2003.09.006     Document Type: Article

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