Thermal-hydraulic studies related to the design of LBE neutron spallation target for accelerator driven systems

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 237, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 607-617

  Mantha, Vishveshwar ^a   Dutta, D ^a   Chaudhary, R ^a   Pal, S ^a   Mohanty, A K ^a   Satyamurthy, P ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PROTON BEAMS; SPALLING; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

ACCELERATOR DRIVEN SYSTEMS (ADS); NEUTRON SPALLATION; THERMOMECHANICAL STRESSES;

EUTECTICS;

EID: 33846926751     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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