Sub-channel analysis with F-COBRA-TF - Code validation and approaches to CHF prediction

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 237, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 655-667

  Gluck M ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SIMULATION SCALES; SUB-CHANNEL CODES; THERMAL HYDRAULIC CODES;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

EID: 33846935192     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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