Optimum channel inclination for gas venting under countercurrent flow limitations

International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Llao, Y ^a   Vierow, K ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNTERCURRENT FLOW LIMITATION (CCFL); EMERGENCY CORE COOLING SYSTEM (ECCS); SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COOLING SYSTEMS; GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; VENTILATION;

CHANNEL FLOW;

EID: 33845761821     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICONE14-89665     Document Type: Conference Paper

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