Challenges in coupled thermal-hydraulics and neutronics simulations for LWR safety analysis

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 501-513

  Ivanov, Kostadin ^a   Avramova, Maria ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CODES (STANDARDS); NEUTRON FLUX; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; REACTOR CORES; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

INTEGRATION ALGORITHMS; NEUTRON KINETICS CODES; NEUTRONICS SIMULATIONS; THERMAL HYDRAULICS;

LIGHT WATER REACTORS;

EID: 34248598929     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2007.02.016     Document Type: Article

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