The multipurpose thermalhydraulic test facility TOPFLOW: An overview on experimental capabilities, instrumentation and results

Kerntechnik

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 163-173

  Prasser, H M ^a   Beyer, M ^a   Carl, H ^a   Manera, A ^a   Pietruske, H ^a   Schutz P ^a   Weiss F P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; SENSORS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC (CFD) CODES; SYSTEM PRESSURES; THERMALHYDRAULIC TEST FACILITY; WIRE-MESH SENSORS;

TESTING;

EID: 33748329371     PISSN: 09323902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3139/124.100289     Document Type: Review

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