Fluid mixing and flow distribution in the reactor circuit, measurement data base

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 235, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 421-443

  Rohde, U ^a   Kliem, S ^a   Hohne T ^a   Karlsson, R ^b   Hemstrom B ^b   Lillington, J ^c   Toppila, T ^d   Elter, J ^e   Bezrukov, Y ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b RINGHALS AB   (Sweden)

^c SERCO ASSURANCE   (United Kingdom)

^d Fortum Oil and Gas Oy   (Finland)

^e Paks Nuclear Power Plant   (Hungary)

^f Federal State Unitary Enterprise   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLUID MIXING; REACTOR CIRCUIT;

BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MIXING; PRESSURE VESSEL CODES; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 11344271766     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2004.08.045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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