Velocity field measurement in gas-liquid metal two-phase flow with use of PIV and neutron radiography techniques

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 683-691

  Saito, Y ^a   Mishima, K ^a   Tobita, Y ^b   Suzuki, T ^b   Matsubayashi, M ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

FBR; Liquid metal; Neutron radiography; PIV; Severe accident; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; SURFACE TENSION; TWO PHASE FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FUEL-STEEL MIXTURE; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV);

NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY;

FUEL; LEAD; METAL; NITROGEN; STEEL;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; GAS FLOW; NEUTRON; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SURFACE TENSION; TANK;

EID: 3142638837     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.03.110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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