Modelling and control strategy of the Italian LBE-XADS

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 578-589

  Cammi, Antonio ^a   Luzzi, Lelio ^a   Porta, Alessandro A ^a   Ricotti, Marco E ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accelerator driven system; Control strategy; Dynamic system response; Lead bismuth eutectic; Modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; COOLANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACCELERATOR DRIVEN SYSTEM; CONTROL STRATEGY; DYNAMIC SYSTEM RESPONSE; LEAD BISMUTH EUTECTIC; MODELLING;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 33746871130     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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