Simulation of corrosion product activity for nonlinearly rising corrosion on inner surfaces of primary coolant pipes of a typical PWR under flow rate transients

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 681-692

  Mirza, Nasir M ^a   Rafique, Muhammad ^a   Mirza, Sikander M ^a   Javed Hyder, M ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Computer modeling and simulation; Corrosion products; Corrosion rate; Flow rate transients in pressurized water reactors (PWRs)

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLANTS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PIPE; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

COOLANT PIPES; CORROSION RATES; FLOW RATE PERTURBATIONS; PIPE SCALE RESULTS;

CORROSION;

ARTICLE; CORROSION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FLOW RATE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PIPELINE; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 14844317638     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.12.005     Document Type: Article

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