Mechanism analysis on flow excursion of a natural circulation with low steam quality

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 235, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 2391-2406

  Yang, X T ^a   Jiang, S Y ^a   Zhang, Y J ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GEOMETRY; HYDRAULICS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS;

DRIVE FORCE CURVES; MECHANISM ANALYSIS; SELF-DEVELOPED COMPUTATIONAL CODES; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 25844456528     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.05.035     Document Type: Article

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