CFD simulations of hydrogen combustion in a simplified EPR containment with CFX and REACFLOW

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 237, Issue 15-17 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 1668-1678

  Baraldi, Daniele ^a   Heitsch, Matthias ^b   Wilkening, Heinz ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b Gesellschaft für Anlagen und Reaktorsicherheit GRS ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE CONTROL;

HYDROGEN COMBUSTION; HYDROGEN EXPLOSIONS; NUMERICAL STUDIES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 34547224554     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2007.02.026     Document Type: Article

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