Thermal and stability considerations of super LWR during sliding pressure startup

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 537-548

  Yi, Tin ^a   Ishiwatari, Yuki ^a   Liu, Jie ^a   Koshizuka, Seiichi ^a   Oka, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coupled neutronic thermal hydraulic stability; Decay ratio; Linear stability analysis; SCLWR H; Sliding pressure startup; Subcritical pressure; Super LWR; Supercritical pressure; Thermal hydraulic stability

Indexed keywords

COUPLED NEUTRONIC THERMAL-HYDRAULIC STABILITY; DECAY RATIO; LINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS; SCLWR-H; SLIDING PRESSURE STARTUP; SUBCRITICAL PRESSURE; SUPER LWR; SUPERCRITICAL PRESSURE; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC STABILITY;

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

LIGHT WATER REACTORS;

EID: 23744458141     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2004.9726420     Document Type: Article

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