Multilevel methodology in parallel computing environment for evaluating BWR safety parameters

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-278

  Solís, Jorge ^a   Avramova, Maria N ^a   Ivanov, Kostadin N ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Parallel coupling; Three dimensional kinetics thermal hydrautics; Transient analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSIENTS;

THERMAL HYDRAULICS; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; TRANSIENT FUEL ROD RESPONSE;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 3142772618     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT04-A3505     Document Type: Article

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