Experimental validation of the helical steam generator model in the TASS/SMR code

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-59

  Yang, Soo Hyung ^a   Kim, Soo Hyung ^a   Chung, Young Jong ^a   Park, Hyun Sik ^a   Kim, Keung Koo ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTEGRATED CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELIABILITY THEORY;

EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION; HELICAL STEAM GENERATOR MODELS;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

EID: 36249007519     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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