A neutron scatterometer for void-fraction measurement in heated rod-bundle channels under CANDU LOCA conditions

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 452-472

  Buell, J R ^a   Byskal, D P ^a   Desrosiers, M R ^b   Hussein, E M A ^b   Ingham, P J ^a   Swartz, R S ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

LOCA; Neutron scattering; Transients; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLANTS; HYDRAULICS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; TRANSIENTS;

CHANNEL VOID FRACTION; LOSS-OF-COOLANT ACCIDENT (LOCA); NEUTRON SCATTEROMETERS; VOID-FRACTION MEASUREMENTS;

NEUTRON SCATTERING;

CHANNEL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ROD; SCATTEROMETER;

EID: 16244404668     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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